This was one of the first death metal albums I ever listened to, and rightfully so. There is no band quite like vital remains, and they took death metal to a place it had never been with "let us pray". Most of the songs are very lengthy, with a progressively heavy vibe to them, winding solos, powerful growls, and deadly riffs. But there's only so much you can say about an album so great that it speaks for itself, and there is no wonder as to why this record is praised as one of the staples in death metal history.