Holland death metallers God Dethroned are back with their seventh studio album, entitled "The Toxic Touch". After only one listening, the first impression is the musical evolution on this new album. God Dethroned have toned down the speed a tad, turned up the melody, giving to this latest release a Gothenburg melodic death metal sound. "The Toxic Touch" also contains the atmospheric instrumental song "Away From Emptiness" which defines God Dethroned's sound evolution well - more mid-tempo and melodic. The other important point of "The Toxic Touch" is that the new orientation of the band doesn't focus only on the music, but shows in the themes too. Lyrics show a tendency to move away from the classical anti-Christian odes and focus on more social and personal subjects, showing that God Dethroned is trying to refresh their ideas and their whole style. With "The Toxic Touch", God Dethroned are even more determined to intoxicate us with their sound by presenting speedy riffs with high quality death metal vocals, accompanied by melodic parts, obsessive groove and catchy moments. "The Toxic Touch" is still brutal enough, but the songs are much catchier with fewer blast beats and more groove, compared to the band's previous work. That might disappoint die-hard fans, but on the other hand, their sound's evolution leads to a more accessible album and possibly to a wider audience.