Calm Insanity's self titled debut album kicks off with an interesting 'Intro' that’s almost a heavy reggae dub sound and is definitely something a little different. The intro slips into 'The Hate Inside', which is made up of nice loose open riffage that is very heavy and aggressive and more than hints at Kill II This. But this is much heavier and has more aggression and continues into 'Through A Child’s Eyes' and 'Why?' with vocals that must shred a persons throat.

At the heart of this band there are heavy chugging riffs and precision drumming with aggressive shouty vocals. Occasionally they tinker with scratching and an almost electronic drumming sound, mixing what is essentially traditional metal infused into a modern nu-skool. It’s amazing just how many influences can be heard in these songs, with the chugging guitar sound, kick bass drum and many of the song structures reminiscent of Kill II This and there’s also an element of Metallica and Machine Head. But other songs sound almost like cover versions, maybe following influences too closely. 'Slipping Away' has the harsh guitar and vocals of Sepultura but with a Slayer solo, 'The Grief That I Know' is prime time Pulkas and 'The Silence' really could be Landmine Spring.