I found AssassiNation to be very good as it showed a more mature and diverse side of Krisiun and the three brothers continue to expand the framework of the music on Southern Storm. The trio still blasts a lot, but it’s obvious that there’s more room today in the music for the slower and more mid-tempo like parts than previously. Don’t worry, Krisiun sound like Krisiun and there’s plenty of super fast drumming all over the CD, but the more versatile songs like "Minotaur", "Contradictions of Decay" and "Whore of the Unlight" makes it all so much more interesting. The rendition of the Sepultura song "Refuse/Resist" is actually not bad either. The original was weak, but Krisiun makes it sounding good.

Overall there’s a fine balance on Southern Storm between the super fast and the more mid-tempo orientated parts. The songs don’t tend to sound alike or boring. The acoustic track "Black Wind adds additional variation to the soundscape and so does the bass when it’s audible now and then. Again Andy Classen did the production and like on AssassiNation the production is thick and crisp. It goes well with the music and gives the songs that extra push. Southern Storm is another convincing effort from the Brazilian trio. It won’t go down in history as a work of art, but Krisiun prove that their song-writing has more substance than ever before.