Our friends JOHN 3:16 come at us with less an audible listening experience than a sheer sonic pummeling.  Take for example Part I, which sounds as though the ghost of Cop/Greed-era Swans was under more control, a more musically apt, and put through the gothic/post-punk music grinder.  Part IV goes into something more ethereal, dark, something between a horror movie and spaghetti-western soundtrack, with vocals provided by Caroline O’Neill / Rasplyn.  The band always impress, but I wasn’t quite ready for this one.  A very pleasant surprise, indeed.