Released in the early 2000s, this Kalibas / Rune split CD is a perfect document of what made the technical death/grind underground so exciting during that time — high-speed musicianship, brutal delivery, and absolutely zero compromise.

Kalibas kicks off the disc with four tracks that blend technical death metal complexity with grindcore ferocity. Their songs are compact, punishing, and razor-sharp — no filler, just riff after riff, layered over whirlwind drumming and guttural vocals. The band’s sound draws clear inspiration from Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, and even flashes of Cephalic Carnage, but never feels derivative. Everything is played with surgical precision but still retains an unfiltered energy. There’s nothing mechanical here, just sheer brutality in motion.

Rune takes over the second half of the CD with a slightly more sprawling and screech-driven sound. Their four tracks stretch longer, letting the riffs breathe more while injecting higher-pitched vocal shrieks, weird note bends, and dissonant flourishes. They lean more into the atmosphere without ever slowing down — think a darker version of Origin with blackened overtones.

Kalibas and Rune offer a concise yet devastating half-hour of modern extreme metal at its most technically unhinged. It’s the kind of release that flew under the radar in its time but remains a gem for collectors and fans of DIY death/grind done right.