He stated that with Close to a World Below, Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal albums of the 2000s which gave a new voice to a genre deluged with cookie-cutter clones.
The musician claimed that Close to a World Below, released by Immolation, was one of the most groundbreaking and imaginative death metal albums of the 2000s, bringing a fresh perspective to a genre dominated by unoriginal copies.