Oh, man! I always seem to forget about this one even though I love it. Yeah, he's definitely going pretty aggressive on that one.
As for Gore... I don't hate the album, but it's not one I ever go back and listen to very much and I own it on vinyl. I think it's mostly because of Stef's minimal presence. It just was a little underwhelming after Koi No Yokan. I will say that I'm probably in the minority of loving Phantom Bride. That song hit me hard the first time I heard it.