In Breach False Minds, Kitchener-based Exalt has created a highly appealing album that stands apart from the usual fare by hardcore bands and resonates with an immediacy, a confidence that exudes from its first explosive minutes throughout the entire album.

Exalt is an extraordinarily tight band and its members manage to display an intuition for each other while staying true to their own personalities — the guitar work between Ben Waugh and John- Paul Denomme is exciting, at times as supportive as it is individual, a sharp dynamic. The album moves and breathes, carrying smoothly throughout in terms of tone and pace, a testament to the songwriting at work.

The members of Exalt are clearly passionate about their music. Breach False Minds is more than your usual hardcore record, it's appealing on a level that will even entice the "I listen to the music but I'm not a fan of the screaming" crowd, as transferable as was the Black Album to non-fans of metal in the 1990s. It's easy to see that a lot of care went into its production.

Recorded by Adam Wathan at the Bat Cave in Cambridge, the album is immaculate. You can so clearly hear each instrument and its distinct tone that it gives the impression you're in the room while the band recorded it. And musicians everywhere will enjoy the tones the band has achieved with their instruments; there is as much substance in the music as in the lyrics alone.

Highlights include "Misled," "Partisan Eyes" and "Onward," however the album listens very well as a whole, perhaps better considering the transitions from song to song, which are expertly done. This is a band that has clearly found its voice; Breach False Minds is a remarkable record, a real accomplishment for Exalt. It is released on March 13.