ChthoniC's melodies can be characterized as extreme metal with  a central inspiration and folklore coming from the black metal movement.  The music swings from cool despair to the heat of shock and anger. By  wavering between these emotions, ChthoniC is unparalleled in the world of  black metal song composition. Winner of the Golden Melody Award, the Grammy  Awards in East Asia!Relentless Recurrence marks the beginning of ChthoniC's oriental extreme  metal. Originally released in 2002 in Taiwan only and now available  domestically. Chthonic plays Ozzfest 2007 and tours with Nile on the  Ozzfest off days. Relentless Recurrence comes housed in digipak format with  10 page booklet.