EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT - Reptilian Agenda CD

Reviewed by: www.etal!"#$e%aga&ine.$"

Ba$' !"# an"t(e# bite) Cali!"#nia*% Eb#y"ni$ Dev"+#ent #ea$( alb+ n+be# t(#ee in t(ei#
,+e%t t" e-t#a$t %pine% and +n$( "n inna#d% wit( t(ei# te$(ni$al batte#ing #a "! e-t#ee
etal.
It*% been al"%t !"+# yea#% %in$e ./0/*% Vivid Inte#p#etati"n% O! T(e V"id) b+t Reptilian Agenda
i% a nat+#al 1 "# %("+ld t(at #ead) +nnat+#al2 1 p#"g#e%%i"n !#" t(e la%t "p+%) a% t(e ,+a#tet
$"ntin+e t" %("w$a%e t(ei# talent% #ega#ding te$(ni$al bla%t-bea%t%) +n+%+al %t#+$t+#e%) 3a##ing
pa%%age% and ,+i&&i$al el"die%.
Reptilian Agenda #+n% !"# e#ely 4/ in+te%) and t(#"w% eig(t t#a$'% at +% w(i$( w(i&& by at
%+$( a !"#$e t(at it ta'e% %eve#al li%ten% t" !+lly app#e$iate t(e te$(ni$al p#"we%% "! t(i%
$"n%pi#a$y-t(eed platte#. 5ig( "n t(e idea t(at t(e#e i% %"e type "! #eptilian lineage wit(in
t(e (+an #a$e) Eb#y"ni$ Dev"+#ent de$ide t" give +% t(ei# t(e"#ie% via pe$+lia#
a##angeent%) p(leg-#idden v"$al% and (int% "! el"dy w(i$( lead +% in via b+bbling ba%%)
3+dde#ing d#+% and "le%ting g+ita#%) "nly t" %pit +% "+t at t(e "t(e# end. T(e%e d+de% a#e
agi$ian% w(en it $"e% t" $"bining "ld %$(""l deat( etal wit( $"pletely alien te-t+#e%6
neve# #elying "n %illy pa%t"#al abien$e) t(ey %iply batte# t(#"+g("+t ea$( t#a$') b+t neve#
"n$e #e%t "n t(ei# la+#el%.
7(et(e# it*% t(e bewilde#ing "pene# 8C(allenging All 9"#% O! 5"pe* "# t(e $"n%pi#at"#ial
batte#ing "! 8Ma%"ni$ Angel D+%t*) "ne t(ing i% !"# $e#tain: Eb#y"ni$ Dev"+#ent a#e a%te#%
"! t(ei# g#i%ly t#ade. 9"#get "de#n te$(ni$al deat( etal w(i$( leave% e $"ld) t(i% $#a&y
$"b" (ave %+$( a %tagge#ing a##ay "! int#i$a$y t(at I* !inding y%el! $"n%tantly %'ipping ba$'
"ve# t(e p#evi"+% %egent t" ta'e it in. T(e band $an %avage t(e ea#% wit( pa$e :8Bl""d ;i!t*< "#
be+%e t(e b#ain wit( dive#%ity :8=ealed 7it( Re%in*<. 7(ile we ee#ge n"ne t(e wi%e# t" t(ei#
e%"te#i$ +bling) Reptilian Agenda i% a bea%t "! b#+tality and $"ple-ity b"a%ting $"n%tant
tie $(ange%) bi&a##e pe#$+%%ive twi%t%) and %pa%"di$ el"dy) and it*% ip"%%ible n"t t"
pl+et int" t(i% web "! de$eit and int#ig+e.
>i$' "+t any t#a$' at #and") "# let t(i% be(e"t( play !#" beginning t" end. Eit(e# way)
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y"+*ll ee#ge b#+i%ed and blea#y-eyed !#" t("%e ba%% p+n$(e%) d#+ 3ab% and tig(t-a%-(ell
a##angeent%. And yet) de%pite t(e $"ple-itie% "n "!!e#) Reptilian Agenda i% !a# !#" being a
%el!-ind+lgent a$t "! twiddling and d""dling) wit( eve#y t#a$' eitting a wa!t "! $(a"% yet
a$$e%%ible b#illian$e.
Neil A#n"ld
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