| MUSIC REVIEWS (December 2007) |
| ADASTRA - THE LAST SUNSET (9 track CD) VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS This is my first time hearing these guys & I'm glad I have gotten the chance. ADASTRA play done more in a Speed Metal & Thrash Metal style with Power Metal blanketing it. The vocals are done in a mid ranged melodic Power Metal style with some higher pitched clean Power & Traditional Heavy Metal styles! These guys had me hooked right from the first song & keep me hooked all through out the album! www.ADASTRAcave.com |
| BELAY MY LAST - THE DOWNFALL (13 track CD) MEDIASKARE These guys play very fast & highly intense styled music. They play a very fast paced & angry sounding style of Death Metal music. I like this new style of Death Metal that a lot of newer bands have been playing lately. They have a very thick & crusty Death groove in their music a lot, which I really dig. The music just barrels you over & keep kicking the crap out of you. The vocals are done in a combined style of RED CHORD, THE FACELESS, BENEATH THE MASSACRE & DESPISED ICON then your going to love these guys!!! www.myspace.com/BELAYMYLAST |
| EXSECRATUS - TAINTED DREAMS (10 track CD) VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS I wasn't quite sure what I was going to get when I popped this CD in. But I was digging what I heard. These guys a mixture of Black Metal & Death Metal with touches of Thrash Metal mixed symphonic Black Metal sounds mixed with all out fast paced Death & Black Metal parts. The aggressive & Death Metal male vocals. There is a great combination of styles here that would please most fans of Death Metal or Black Metal. |
| GAMMA RAY - LAND OF THE FREE 2 (12 track CD) SPV / STEAMHAMMER album. The music they play is well structured, tight & clean FREE". They have basically written part to of that great album. This could follow the same path sounding Power Metal music. They do toss in their influences of Thrash, Heavy Metal & Progressive Metal all through out though. The vocals are done in a mid to high pitched clean & melodic Power Metal style! This could be their best album to date! www.GAMMA-RAY.com |
| GENOCIDE - APOCALYPTIC VISIONS (11 track CD) VAN RECORDS This German 3 piece plays some very cold & dark sounding old school Black Metal music. The guitars are a bit of that static old school Black metal style, while the thick & harsh Black Metal growl & scream crossover style. If your part of the old school Black Horde Alliance then your may want to enlist these guys into your collection! Horns raised! |
| GROTESQUE - MUSEUM OF HUMAN DISEASE (11 track CD) PRIME CUTS MUSIC This is the debut release from this Australian Death Metal band. These guys have been at it since 2004 in the Australian Metal scene & are ready to spread their disease to the rest of the lot of very thick & catchy rhythmic parts & some high velocity double bass kicks. It burns you out Grind growls. If your into such greats as NECROPHAGIST, SUFFOCATION & MORTAL DECAY! www.myspace.com/GROTESQUEaustralia |
| IBOGAINE - SELF TITLED (5 track CD) Self Released I don't have any information on this band & don't know anything about them except the fact that they are extremely talented & an amazing band. I loved how the music just kicks down the door of Death Metal & Hardcore music. The music mostly leans towards Death Metal, especially in the more aggressive & faster parts. Once you hit some of the grooves & some of the song arrangements then you can hear some Hardcore coming into play. The vocals are done in a low end Death growl mixed with a harsher Hardcore type scream! These guys are going to dominate the scene soon if they keep releasing amazing music like this! www.myspace.com/IBOGAINEweedmetal |
| KADAVER - MODERN VISIONS OF HUMAN MADNESS (4 track CD) Self Released KADAVER is a new band that was started in February of 2007. These guys have played together before in a band called BLEEDING EYES. These guys hail from Italy & have an old school styled Death Metal sound. They have a great brutal aggressive Death Metal sound. There Death growl style. Mostly old school Deathheads will dig these guys, but some new school will want to join in as well!!! www.myspace.com/smelltheKADAVER |
| KETTLE CADAVER - AMONG THE DAMNED (12 video DVD) HORROR ROCK RECORDS Well, well, well...this sickos known as KETTLE CADAVER are back again. This time they have released a DVD featuring 12 of their songs in video format. The band plays some sick & twisted other sick deranged stuff. It's all done for pure enjoyment purposes, but it's a matter of who's enjoyment! These sickos definitely need to been seen live for the real experience! www.HORRORROCKRECORDS.com |
| LEFT ABLAZE - DIE FOR ME (6 track CD) PRIME CUTS MUSIC These guys have a very strong new school Death Metal style that I have been really digging a lot lately. The music is a fast paced adrenaline rush all through out. The music does have lots of Speed/Thrash Metal influences in the guitar sound a lot. They even blend in some really catchy Death grooves becoming huge in their own country & it won't be long before it spreads to the rest of the world! Australia and they come with all guns blazing. They sound a little like BELAY MY LAST! www.myspace.com/LEFTABLAZE |
| LOUD LIFE - SELF TITLED (10 track CD) CROOKED SUN MUSIC LOUD LIFE is a two person band consisting of Lorraine Ferro & Geoff Sobel. Lorraine based balance of the above two styles all the way through. It's as if a female version of SOUNDGARDEN collided with LED ZEPPELIN. This is a unique & original sound that i can't really recall hearing before. The two bring such powerful dynamics together & do a great job of playing of each other. www.LOUDLIFEband.com |
| MOLOCH - AETHESIS (9 track CD) Self Released These guys sound like they a lot of different Metal styles mixed with in. I can hear many elements of Nu-Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal & more. There are some really cool thick & chunky bass lines that I really dig a lot. The vocals also blend across a lot of the same Metal styles as the music. These DISTURBED is yet another band to be born out of Italy. Italy seems to really be a hot bed for new Metal bands lately. These guys definitely fall in the Metal category, but they have a lot of them all! www.MOLOCH1.com |
| PAIN PRINCIPLE - WAITING FOR THE FLIES (10 track CD) BLIND PROPHECY RECORDS I don't know anything about this band, but that's cool with me, because the one thing I found out technical sounding Thrash/Death Metal music. This seems to be a resurgence of Thrash metal bands these days. This is cool with me, because Thrash bands like these guys are bands I grew up listening to. PAIN PRINCIPLE do have a very cool blend of both Death & Thrash though. I dig all the cool grooved oriented stuff they add into their sound. The Vocals are a mix between CROWBAR & LAMB OF GOD. Now if that ain't a cool combo, then was is! The only thing I have left to say is buy this disc & play it loud & often!!! www.PAINPRINCIPLE.org |
| PREDATOR - HOMO INFIMUS (8 track CD) Self Released Here we have some hate filled Death Metal in the name of PREDATOR. Thier music has a strong old school Death Metal sound to it & is really harsh sounding. The music has some crusty grooves mixed within all the chaos & madness. They really pull no punches when they unleash on you with each new song. The vocals are done in a mid ranged rough Death Metal growl style. These guys play a style that a lot of bands do, but they play it better than most & with a lot more originality too. If you mixed early SEPULTURA "MORBID VISION" & "ARISE" era with any BRUJERIA release you'd get a pretty decent idea of what these guys are about! www.myspace.com/PREDATORdeath |
| PRELUDE TO CHAOS - STR8 UP EVIL (6 track CD) Self Released I saw these guys open up for VADER & MALEVOLENT CREATION along with about 10 bands out there. These guys had a bit of a more original sound by mixing together Death Metal, Thrash, Hardcore, Punk & even a little Modern Rock. I thought this was kind of a weird combo their CD & wanted to review it, to give them more exposure. The vocals also follow the same path as the music. If your an open minded Metal head & don't mind a little flavor, get this! |
| PSYCHOTIC HOMICIDAL DISMEMBERMENT - PULVERIZING PROSTITUTES FOR PIG FEED (16 track CD) RELICS RECORDS Wow! Another new project from the madman Bob Macabre & 2 in one month. I have been projects. As usual he does all the instruments, vocals, lyrics & programming for his projects. On this new project he plays some ultra sick blasting guttural Goregrind music. The music is done & muffled & gurgle GoreGrind vocals. Check this out & his other band CHAINSAW DISSECTION & his many other projects! www.myspace.com/CHAINSAWDISSECTION |
| PYURIA - OUBLIETTE ONTOLOGY (8 track CD) VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS This is another new band I am being introduced to & glad that I have been. PYURIA play a very tight strong & intense style of Death Metal music. They do have a blend of Death & Thrash Metal thing happening in the guitar sounds a lot. The song just keep chugging along & forcing the listener to go along for the violent ride. I like how they mix it up with a groove, then hyper fast blasts & then a stop & start part. These guys have just about every element in their sound that makes up a great Death Metal band. The vocals are done in a mid ranged almost clogged throat Death Metal growl. If you were going to take chance & pick up a CD of band you never heard before this would be the one well worth doing so on, cause you will definitely get your money's worth. While your at it pick one up for someone else as well!!! |
| QUASAR - TALES OF ARCANA (14 track CD) PLAGUE PROMOTIONS This is the debut CD release from this Metal band out of Australia. These guys play Black metal music, but it is a bit different & not your typical Black metal sound. They have a very mystical & atmospheric style & sound. The music almost feels like an Epic journey of worldly natures mixed with slow & dreary Black Metal music. The music has almost a doom & gloom vibe that blankets it all. The vocals are done in a mid ranged thick throaty Black Metal growl style. These guys are right on that line that they can pull fans from Death or Black metal together & build a huge fan base! Give them a listen, you'll be glad you did! www.myspace.com/voidofQUASAR |
| SAOSIN - SELF TITLED (12 track CD) CAPITOL RECORDS I sure most people have heard of SAOSIN before, being that they have been around for a little bit now & are getting bigger & bigger. These guys play a cool mixture of Pop Punk Rock mixed with tinges of Hardcore & Emo. I'm not a really big fan of these styles being mixed together, SAOSIN is definitely one of the better ones out there. I really enjoy the music, because it's mostly high energy & up beat Punk/Hardcore with a little Pop thrown in. It's just that i can't stand the whinny Emo type vocals that they have. If there were a lot of faster or harsher vocals in this band I'm sure I would be a huge fan of their music. If this is your thing, then you'll dig it, that's for sure, but if not, then steer clear of these guys! |
| SCARPOINT - THE SILENCE WE DESERVE (10 track CD) BLIND PROPHECY RECORDS SCARPOINT plays a newer style of Death Metal music that fusses in some old Thrash & work too. Some of the song arrangements remind me of a lot of Hardcore bands of present day. The vocals are done in a mid ranged rough Death/Hardcore crossover styled growl. These guys SCARPOINT genres getting into them. These guys have put out a hell of an amazing album! Power Metal influences into their sound. The music has a really cool crunchy grooved vibe! www.SCARPOINT.com |
| SILENT FATE - THE AUTUMN MACHINE (12 track CD) ISL PR I wasn't expecting to be blown away by this band, but they actually knocked me on my ass. I was surprised by all the styles of Metal that these guys have mixed together in their sound. They like to call it a "something for everyone" Metal band. They blend in Thrashy SLAYER type same road. There are a lot of harsh Thrash/Hardcore type growl/screams, slower more melodic clean Metal vocals & then some really harsh Black Metal ones too. Any Metal fan can find something to like about this band! I know I found a lot! www.SILENT-FATE.com |
| SOL - LET THERE BE A MASSACRE (7 track CD) Self Released SOL is a one man band consisting of Emil Brahe who did all the vocals, guitars, bass, drums, accordion, clarinet, banjo & samples. The music has a really slow sludgy dragging kind of Doom Metal vibe to it. There are even some old world music sounds all through out. The music is thunderous & dreary sounding a lot too. The vocals are done in a thick coated sounding style of a Doom/Death Metal crossover growl style. It's almost like music that would be used for soldiers marching into battle & then being slaughtered on the battlefield. Don't read that the wrong way, I meant it as a compliment! This is a good thing!!! |
| SUISSE PUNK & METAL - COMPILATION (19 track CD) FCMA / COULEUR 3 This is a promotional CD compilation to introduce the world to some of the great Metal & Punk bands from Switzerland. There is a really good mixture of bands from both styles of music here. I have heard of maybe 3 bands on this comp before, but was introduced to a lot of cool new ones. There are 19 tracks & 19 bands featured. Some of the bands include: CARDIAC, MYBAND, CATARACT, GRAND BASTARD DELUXE, HATEFUL MONDAY, HENCHMEN, SNITCH, KRUGER & 11 others. If your a fan of both these styles you definitely want to get your hands on this compilation if possible! |
| THE LAST GOODNIGHT - POISON KISS (12 track CD) VIRGIN RECORDS This is the first time I have heard THE LAST GOODNIGHT & I couldn't really figure out if I liked them or not. They have a kind of British Pop Rock sound that is quite catchy, but sometimes gets a little repedative that I seemed to get a little uninterested at times. The music is well played, it's just not really grabbing hold of me. It has a strong Pop radio friendly Rock sound to it. I'm not really a fan of Radio music. I often don't find much I like & would rather pop a CD in. These guys would fit perfectly on any Alternative Pop Rock radio station. They are a decent band, it's just for my tastes! www.THELASTGOODNIGHT.net |
| VERDUNKELN - EINBLICK IN DEN QUALENFALL (6 track CD) VAN RECORDS VERDUNKELN play some really cold & dreary Doom / Black Metal type music. The music has a very earthy & nature vibe, but on a dark cold side. The music is mostly dominated by Black Metal, but because it is kind of slow & sludgy it gives it a very Doom Metal like feel. The guitars are done in an old school Black Metal style where they are a bit static sounding & crusty like. The vocals are done in a slow drown out Black Metal groggy growl style too. It made you feel like you were listening to the dramatic end of the world. Fans of Funeral Metal type acts will definitely dig these guys a lot! |
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