Are they hardcore or are they death metal? Bury Your Dead are neither, even though they do wind up on bills with bands of American Nightmare, Zao, and Hatebreed's pedigree. The guitars are heavy. So heavy. They cause damage. Ears bleed. The singer himself is in the throes of pain and misery as he sings of shiny happy people – who fucked him. And his bandmates.

An odd theme dictates that the tracks are all named after Tom Cruise films for this sophomore release. From Top Gun to Risky Business, BYD cover twelve of Tom's movies, even remembering Mission: Impossible 2 and Losin' It.

But all this negativity comes at a price, and while the musicianship is superb, the theme is one of emotional suffocation. Then again, without the aid of a lyric sheet it's fine.