
Despite the glossy coating, however, Jungle Rot is very much the same, aside from a few exceptions. With an expanded focus on breakdowns, the album tends to plod with sleep-inducing, one-note, chugged sections placed in the middle of otherwise stellar song writing. Deceptively simple instrumentation has always been a staple of the band's sound, but Terror Regime heavily relies on the idea of a filler midsection that, by and large, splits tracks in half, making compositions feel unfinished. Of course, not every song on the record appears this way, but for the ones that do, the side effects are unfortunate.

Consistency really is Jungle Rot's strength from release to release. Even with the addition of increasingly prominent breakdowns is a group that knows how to stay uniform in their efforts without risking the possibility of alienating fans. Naturally, staleness comes into play for any band that sticks to one idea for too long, but the quartet continues to push onward without sound changes, even after seven albums. Aside from the punkish "I Don't Need Society" any of the 11 tracks have a chance of entering the Jungle Rot setlist as a classic, played on the current tour and at future shows.
In reality, complaints toward Terror Regime are minor and hardly hinder overall enjoyment of the record. The production can be a bit off-putting during the initial spin, but upon realization that the band will likely benefit from the move, one becomes a little more forgiving. Jungle Rot can have a winner on their hands provided Victory Records actually get the album out to record stores--because god knows a certain someone scoured the shelves and could not find Terror Regime anywhere. Once again, Amazon came to the rescue.
-TMA
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