Review
"Enemy" begins with a guitar figure that prefigures its chorus melody, letting sparse, roomy percussion carry the initial verse before jagged screams fracture the pre-chorus. The tension resolves into a soaring hook where low-tuned guitars shadow the vocal contour note for note, demonstrating how the Swedish quintet anchors volatile dynamics in focused, pop-conscious design.
Following the expansive concept work of their debut, Allt turns inward on Ataraxia, trading apocalyptic sci-fi narratives for raw interior friction. Sub-bass rumbles and industrial synthesizer pulses underpin intricate, polyrhythmic riffs, shifting rapidly into cavernous breakdowns. Harsh gutturals and rapid-fire cadences constantly trade off with crystalline melodic lines, lending pieces like "New Day" and "Omertà" an elastic, combustible weight.
Across its concise nine-track sequence, the production preserves surgical clarity and wide spatial separation. When the title cut recedes into an eerie ambient drift before collapsing under slow, crushing chords, the mix ensures that the record's underlying turbulence lands with blunt physical force.
