Why the hell did Dwid add "2000" to the band's name? Maybe because of the complete line-up change? Ah, who cares. Let's just talk about the music. This is another winner from Dwid and Co. With each subsequent release Integrity were becoming less of a hardcore band and more of a metal band. Well, now the only thing that ties them to hardcore is their Victory Records affiliation. Listening to their past albums, you could still say that they are a hardcore band. No more. "Integrity 2000" is fuckin' metal with the capital "M." The band's frank song writing approach remained the same, but the music became even more brutal and devastating. Viscous riffs, double-bass drums, Dwid's animalistic roars - totally thrashing, ripping sound, very Slayer-esque in places. In other words, it became metal. With this album Integrity (2000 - I just can't get used to this number) came full circle, becoming a prime proof, along with bands like Hatebreed, Coalesce, Botch, Turmoil and numerous others, that 1990's hardcore is really metal in disguise.

© 1999 boris