ATIVIN's second full-length - and first in 2 1/2 years - is one ass-kicker of a record. Dan Burton and Chris Carothers have that rare chemistry which makes one question any auteurist theories, and in their stead seek out the magic that can come only with the process of collaboration.

There are driving rock songs that have that signature ATIVIN groove, but they also have the more atmospheric moments which careen headlong into METAL MACHINE MUSIC territory and onward into campfire sing-alongs for dope-freaks.

Burton is also the singer of EARLY DAY MINERS. Indeed, Burton and Carothers are two ships which pass in the night and annihilate weather patterns in the process.