Here come's Canada flying that heavy metal banner once again. Already showcasing a ton of youthful traditionalists, Bastardator arrives out of fertile Ottawa with a hard-on for rough thrash. Iron Angel, Blessed Death and Razor could be the cause. With a bass-heavy production, noisy, distorted strings and raw gravel-throat vocals, 'Identify the Dead' is an uncompromising jolt of nostalgia. 'Conquistador' is fast-hands on the kit, rhythm charging and dangling somewhere in the hot winds of Hell. 'Power of the Templars' is mid-tempo crunch and vocalist Jeff Laflamme reminds me of Kronos (Venom). Pick one out? I'd go with 'Entrenched'.