This is the 18th studio LP from San Diego, California chopper as well as horrorcore veteran & Brainsick Muzik founder Twisted Insane. Writing his first rhyme at the age of 12, he would go on to put out 5 mixtapes & a couple full-lengths until he was featured on the Tech N9ne single “Worldwide Choppers”. The Root of All Evil & The Insane Asylum further elevated his status in the underground, maintaining a consistent schedule since dropping 13 more albums in the process. Halfway Gone a couple months ago wound up becoming the most personal entry in his discography & has surprise-dropped a Napalm.

After the “Initiation High” intro, the first song “The Concoction” starts by hopping over a ghoulish trap instrumental showing off his chopper skills for almost 4 minutes & wanting everyone to quit the tough guy act whereas “Fear” works in some prominent bells mixed with hi-hats spittin’ like 2Pac ahead of his recent cancer diagnosis. “Please” goes for an atmosphere of vibe to the beat talking about missing him with that bullshit leading into “Up” flexing Brainsick’s rise in popularity.

“Do Somethin’” embraces a Memphis sound so he can fight to the death just before “Yeet” brings a slower trap flare to the table talking about blood being on his chucks & the heater showing no peace whatsoever. The title track brings the bells back in the equation wanting everyone to watch out for the shooter comparing his raps to the incendiary mixture of a gelling agent & a volatile petrochemical, but then “Lift” morbidly talks about the time to go beast being now.

After the “Cat Got Ya Tongue” skit, “No Peace” begins Napalm’s final leg speeding up his flows naturally again hoping to strike the frontlines one day & cops only sticking their guns in his face while “Sicks Feet Deep” gets in his horrorcore bag talking about catching bodies. “Body in the Trunk” continues to display Twisted Insane’s murderous tendencies leaving corpses in the back of his car & “When I Come” rounds it out shrugs off anyone who’s faster than him by assuring they’re not on his level lyrically.

Coming off the deepest & darkest body of work that he’s ever made, Napalm makes a statement that the Brainsick Muzik founder refuses to stay complacent revealing the next level of work ethic & music in light of opening set at the 6th annual Nightmare Before X-Mas show at Catch 1 tomorrow. The overall sound is prominently trap heavy a lot like the San Diego lyricist’s recent output has been except rather than continuing the personal concept of Halfway Gone, he’s letting off rapid fire bars around the gangsta lifestyle & occasional themes of horror.

Score: 8/10