 Joel McIver of Record Collector wrote : " Inflikted is gobsmackingly violent . The 11 tracks combine hardcore punk ( without the crappy production ) and thrash metal ( without the clichés ) to produce an insanely fast record loaded with references to their best work : Sepultura ’ s Beneath the Remains and Arise . It ’ s too modern to sound close to those records , of course , but in terms of attitude and riff weight it matches them beat @-@ for @-@ beat and riff @-@ for @-@ riff . Those thousands praying for the Max @-@ era Sepultura line @-@ up to reform can get off their knees : the key reunion has happened . " 
