"It's as if you're whole reality is being destroyed around you and you're trying to dodge the debris. Like I said before this is blackened grind done right."
--EXTREME METAL MANIAC BLOG
"...Sophist offer a distinctly nastier, gnarlier take on Black Metal, one which draws almost as much influences from Grind and which features a distinctly ugly undercurrent of distorted, industrialized insanity."
--NO CLEAN SINGING
"It’s the musical equivalent of a circle pit, you can choose to stop and go stand at the side but that really won’t protect you from the spinning brutality within. It’s here that I wish to say that Sparks’ bass work is sublime, whilst not over complicated it is interesting to look out for and provides a notable counterbalance to the tidal wave of guitar."
-- ROCK OUT STAND OUT
"...“Dissolution” executes exactly what it wants - to be a hybrid that results in a total beatdown!"
--CVLT LEGION
"...another great sounding recording from Sophist and if you are a fan of black metal and grindcore, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Solve Et Coagula" "Unholy Dissolver" "Prima Clavis" and "Crowning Achievement". 8 out of 10."
-- OccultBlackMetalZine
"... hints of early Bathory and second-wave black metal underpinned by a sardonic vibe that speaks of punk as much as anything else."
--ZERO TOLERANCE MAGAZINE
