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Vocals:  Scott Bryant
Guitar:  Gene Burnworth
Bass:  Kevin Farley
Drums:  Steve Shalaty

Straight outta Cleveland, Ohio, Odious Sanction refers to their style of grind as "stompcore".  I'm not sure exactly what stompcore is, but after listening to Psychotically Enraged I have found it sounds just like regular furious grind with hardcore-style vocals.  Maybe if you want to be in a stompcore band, you have to dedicate entire tracks on your album to samples so it looks bigger regardless of it being a hair over 26 minutes long.  You would also have to consider putting a picture of a guy with a crescent wrench on the actual CD stomping something like Odious Sanction has...because they're totally stompcore.  Or something.

Stompcore aside, Gene Burnworth on guitar, Kevin Farley on bass, and Steve Shalaty on drums are actually three incredibly talented musicians.  The bass doesn't roam much from the drumming and guitars, but they appear to have mastered the tempo change and produce energy whether playing droning sludge or whiplash-inducing grind.  Scott Bryant on vocals may be the biggest downfall to the band as his higher pitched hardcore yelps can get on one's nerves after repeat listenings.  Overall, Psychotically Enraged offer absolutely nothing new to grind...or stompcore for that matter.  Songs blend together, riffs are generic, and even the lyrics are typical angry-at-the-world material.  Give these guys some time to develop their sound and they have much potential, but as for their debut it's nothing but average.

Song Notes:

1. Intro - A good intro to start the disc with.  Instead of some boring, mellow instrumental wankery we are greeted with swearing, gunshots, things breaking, etc.  A-
2. Creation Of The End - Nice, straightforward riff but the slow parts are just plain boring.  B
3. Almost Everyone - Sounds a lot like Creation Of The End, and should have come later on in the track listing.  D+
4. Sample - Another sample, but this one features Al Pacino from And Justice For All.  Anything with Al Pacino is cool with me, although why it needs an entire track just to set up Tested Sanity I don't know.  B-
5. Tested Sanity - Impressive drumming as far as Steve Shalaty is concerned, but it's a little slow.  C-
6. Psychotically Enraged - Stupid mosh song with average drumming.  D
7. Punishment Of Life - Starts out with a lingering chug, then turns into some maniac grind.  Very interesting structure and nice tempo changes.  A-
8. Sanction Of Trust - Generic grind with a cool sound bite at the end.  D+
9. Future Of Nothing - Sick drumming and an overall intense song.  It's a little forgettable though coming as track 9.  C+
10. Negative World - Drumming is mixed up a bit which is a nice change from everything else on this album.  B
11. Complexity Mind Crank - The slow parts just drone on and on, but when it picks up it's 100% furious.  C+
12. Sample - Enough with the entire tracks dedicated to samples already.  At least this is only a few seconds long.  D-
13. Narc - Yeah, you might as well close the album with some generic grind with a sample at the end...  D+

Average Song Rating:  C
Overall Album Rating:  C

Track Listing:
1.  Intro
2.  Creation Of The End
3.  Almost Everyone
4.  Sample
5.  Tested Sanity
6.  Psychotically Enraged
7.  Punishment Of Life
8.  Sanction Of Trust
9.  Future Of Nothing
10. Negative World
11. Complexity Mind Crank
12. Sample
13. Narc

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