The ZYKLON project emerged back in 1998 — at that time, naturally, it was nothing more than a side project of EMPEROR's guitarist and drummer, Samoth and Trym. However, the first release wasn't issued until February 2001, precisely when the famous Norwegian band's final, fourth album was being recorded; "Prometheus" came out in October 2001, and EMPEROR ceased to exist. Samoth and Trym concentrated on ZYKLON, while Ihsahn focused on PECCATUM. When in 2005 the project was reanimated for a limited number of concerts, "Secthdaemon" was brought in as bassist — he has served as ZYKLON's bassist and vocalist all these years.
The current album "Disintegrate" is already the third for the ZYKLON musicians. These virtuosos of their craft continue to play ultra-technical progressive death metal of the absolute highest caliber. Many touches once again remind us of EMPEROR's final work, but to be objective, ZYKLON as a whole play somewhat different music. There's more drive, aggression, and harshness in it, yet at the same time it's perceived much more positively — there's none of the hopelessness and chaos we hear in "Prometheus." "Disintegrate" is consumed in a single breath; seemingly nothing new has been introduced compared to previous releases, yet the stunning dynamism creates an extraordinary effect. The album is strictly recommended to be heard from start to finish.