Kentucky masters of apocalyptic Sludge / Doom strike again. "Survival", Highgate's long awaited third opus, is packed with heavy riffs and an oppressive atmosphere, morphing the cold and desolate aspects from their untitled debut with the punishing "Shrines To The Warhead" and with slow grinding brutality of "Black Frost Fallout". "Survival" adds a few new elements to their brew of minimalistic and grim blackened Doom  /Sludge Metal. This is the next level for this amazing band and an album equally familiar and full of pleasant surprises.  Ltd x 1000 copies.