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"Order Shall Prevail" is the 9th full-length studio album by US, Wisconsin based death metal act Jungle Rot. The album was released through Victory Records in June 2015. Jungle Rot was formed in 1994 and has consistently been releasing albums, and touring ever since. There have been quite a few lineup changes over the years, but for this album the lineup consists of Dave Matrise (Vocals, Guitars), James Genenz (Guitars, Bass), Geoff Bub (Guitars), and Joey Muha (Drums). The album also features a guest vocal performance by Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sepultura), on "Fight Where You Stand".
Stylistically the music on "Order Shall Prevail" is an old school take on death metal, which at times borders raw thrash. Especially an artist like Sodom comes to mind often while listening to "Order Shall Prevail". This is a bit more death metal oriented though. Dave Matrise is an intelligible growling vocalist, and the vocal delivery is generally solid although not particularly distinct sounding nor beyond standard powerful. The same can be said about the rest of the band, who are well playing and deliver their parts with a great organic touch, but nothing is being played that you haven´t heard a thousand times before. The lyrical content is also pretty typical for the genre which songtitles like "Blood Revenge", "The Dread Pestilence", and "Nuclear Superiority", are a clear testament to.
Jungle Rot understands how to write a good catchy death metal tune though, and the material on the 10 track, 36:29 minutes long album is both hook laden and relatively memorable. The band plays both faster-paced and more mid-paced parts. They even get a good heavy groove going, on a track like "Paralyzed Prey". A track they have also made a promotional video for. The sound production is decent, although it could have packed a bit more punch. Upon conclusion "Order Shall Prevail" is a good quality release by Jungle Rot though, and while it won´t win any contests when it comes to sounding original, and the music at times becomes slightly generic in style and execution, a 3.5 star (70%) rating is still deserved.