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Poland has been a hotbed of quality Death Metal for as long as I can remember, and Mass Insanity's third album, Maveth, is another example of that fact. Musically, they play a brand of professional, slightly progressive Death Metal that's akin to Malevolent Creation covering songs from Behemoth and Krisiun, filled to the brim with vicious grooves and often startling dynamics. These lads are relentless and heavy as all hell, but there's a degree of sophistication and harmony that shows they're trying to push for their own sound while staying firmly in the Death Metal camp, so there's never any extremity or technicality done for its own sake on here. Album closer "Cleanseation Course" is especially noteworthy, starting with a haunting piano intro before becoming a tour de force of oppressive atmosphere and jagged, crushing riffs. Fans of more experimental Death Metal will get a lot of mileage out of this one.