"Norwegian Death outfit Cognition make their label debut with "Spiral of Deception", an album immersed in Sepultura and Entombed influences. Having a feel similar to "Roots" and "Left Hand Path", Cognition's album is full of aggressive guitars, melodic solos and a mixture of black and death metal vocals. The vocal delivery is very similar to Max Cavalera's with that enunciated bark that is so easily identified" - Maximum Metal