"In the Absence of Sanity", Madd Maxxx digital album review (Free)

Madd Maxxx is terribly slept-on, but my impression from this album is far from sour. Maxx hasn't received much recognition for his works, but he put it down on this release for us to hear. In the Absence of Sanity is Madd Maxxx's first album, released in 2005 with a lot of help from underground artist Lo Key.

Content:
On this album, Madd Maxxx can be angry, and other times sad, but never particularly happy. In the Absence of Sanity is an interesting release from an interesting time, and while it is unique as a release, it echoes a lot of themes found in the underground and horrorcore scenes. Expect the content to be fairly typical in those regards. It's also worthy to note that Madd Maxxx was nineteen at the release of this album.
     In the Absence of Sanity is an experience that will often leave you thinking about something. Even the violence present on this release is often thought-provoking. Like "Classtime Horror", a song about a kid who goes into his school and shoots it up, because he's tired of being treated like trash. It gets pretty heavy, and at some point, it's even disgusting. But songs like this give you the opportunity of wondering "why?", and being able to do that is a gift that not all artists have.
     As far as I know, the production of this release was handled almost entirely by Lo Key for Madd Maxxx. Each track has stellar production that fits the mood of the track appropriately, changing from song to song. From this perspective, the album was handled very well and sounds crisp and professional.
     In the Absence of Sanity is unfortunately a forgotten gem. You have to dig to find this release, because it isn't commercially available in any way. While the release itself is more than stellar, it's unfortunate that it didn't receive the attention or promotion it deserved. Considering that this album was released (as far as I know) for free, there is no reason why you shouldn't check this out if you're a fan of horrrorcore and underground music.

JRH gives "In the Abscence of Sanity", by Madd Maxxx a: 3.5

Strong points:
- Strong production
- Good lyricism
- Nice arrangement
- Fresh art

Weak points:
- Could benefit from a few more tracks
- Poor availability/promotion
- In the Absence of Sanity can easily put you in a bad mood

Important note: I don't know if this album ever enjoyed a physical printing of any sort, and it may have just been released digitally
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/1heq27n2ycy4m/
Download link for this album, should work fine, contact me if there are any issues.

I found this a while ago, forget where exactly. But it looks like either fanart or alternate art for the cover of this album. In either case, it's really cool, so I'm sharing it with my ninjas.