The second release from Aversed builds on it's progressive death metal base and continuing to be driven by Sarah's haunting vocal range. To these ends, Erasure of Color is really full of great progressive elements, bouncy and engaging rhythms, oppressive sections, melodically guiding interludes and leads... I'll stop there because the praise is indeed high. What struck me with Erasure of Color, as it did with Impermanent in 2021, was how Aversed sounds like how I wish Oceans of Slumber would have evolved to sound: melodically aggressive, female-vocal lead death metal that isn't afraid to lean into its progressive niche. Whatever... it doesn't matter - we have Aversed now. I want to give specific mention to Sarah's vocals, as not only is the range impressive but the uniqueness of the contrast between the growls and cleans is awesome and it's only gotten better since the previous album. Instrumentally, Erasure of Color is a beast of an album and the instrumentation, across the board, is on full display throughout the entirety of the album. This is a special progressive death metal album and among the best the year has to offer. If you've made it this far without listening to at least some of it yet, shame on you.