Relapse Records is notorious for putting out some of the best albums in metal. Suffocation, Amorphis and a slew of others grace their label. However, their latest effort with Kill The Client and their debut with Relapse, Set For Extinction is enough to make a long-time fan question the leadership of the company.

Kill The Client attempts to single-handedly end the rift between metal and punk with their freshman effort. Their longest song clocks in a whopping two minutes and thirty-six seconds. Their shortest, on the other hand, clocks in at a mere thirty-six seconds by itself. They have the energy of a punk group, but the unintelligible screeching sounds much like someone jammed James Delgado‘s face directly into the garbage disposal didn’t let up until the entire CD was recorded.

The tempo, the lyrics, the musical talents are all wasted on this effort, which is nothing more than an angst-ridden group of teenagers beating their instruments like baby seals…and getting paid handsomely for it. The only glimmer of hope on this album is drummer Bryan Fajardo, with his machine-gun like beats, one can only hope that he sees the errors of Kill The Client and goes in search of better lands.

To break down the nineteen tracks individually would be an extreme effort in futility, as there is no difference between the songs, save the names and the length of the instrumental rape scenes. Little did Kill The Client know that their album would live up to its name?

Conclusion:  Kill The Client really is Set For Extinction. Let’s hope it comes sooner, rather than later.