| MUSIC REVIEWS (October - Page #2) |
| EYE SEA - BLOODGEON (6 song CD) SHREDDED RECORDS This is my first time hearing this band, but I knew it was going to be good! SHREDDED RECORDS only puts out quality Grind/Blast Metal bands & EYE SEA is another one on their label. There are some really fast blasting drums accompanied by crushing guitars & booming bass all hitting you at a hyper fast pace. The vocals are done in a really harsh & cold Death Metal growl engulphed with some higher & harsher Death screams. If your a fan of SANITY'S DAWN, NASUM or COCK & BALL TORTURE, your gonna love EYE SEA then!!! - UWE ROHLFS / SALVADOR-ALLENDE STR. 24 / 28203 BREMEN / GERMANY FUDGEWORTHY RECORDS - COMPILATION (22 song CD) FUDGEWORTHY RECORDS This compilation CD from FUDGEWORTHY RECORDS conatins material that they previously released only on vinyl. All the vinyls were originally released between 1990 - 2000. Most of these releases had a small press run & have been sold out for a long time. All the masters were lost, so the transfers were made right from vinyl to CD. This is why you can hear lots of crackling & pops through out some songs. The styles of music here are Death Metal, Grindcore, Noise & Experimental. There are 19 bands & 22 songs all together. Some of the bands include ANAL CUNT, MEAT SHITS, GROINCHURN, GONKULATOR, OUT COLD, SLOUGH & lots more. Check this rare shit out, it maybe the last time you can!!! - 8 STEVIN DR. / WOBURN, MASS. 01801 GARDENIAN - SINDUSTRIES (10 song CD) NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS I have followed this band since their first release "Two Feet Stand" back in 1997 & these guys just get better & better each time. This is the bands third album & it surely surpasses anything they have done before. This band plays a very solid & mature style of melodic Death Metal. The music is well structured & has lots of ambieance & intellegence pouring out of it every where. Through out the songs you get heavy beatings of pure aggressive brutality as well. There is a good flowing of anger induced Death growls right into some melodic Goth type vocals. NUCLEAR BLAST was very smart for snagging these guys when they did. Fans of HYPOCRISY & CHILDREN OF BODOM are highly encouraged to get this disc!!! GLADYSS PATCHES - A WISH THIS SIMPLE (11 song CD) NFE RECORDS I was actually kind of surprised when I popped this disc in. I wasn't expecting these guys to sound like this! These guys definately fit into the Metal/Rock genre, but really mix it up with some other styles as well. They have a real melodic Rock sound that is interupted with burst of aggression & mayhem that is in the Nu-Metal range. At times I hear some Hardcore type riffs also. If you were to combine the melodic & intellegent song structuring of KING'S X, mixed in some grooving Nu-Metal of LIMP BIZKIT & a little of the aggressiveness of SLIPKNOT & SPINESHANK you'd have a decent idea of what these guys sound like!!! - www.GLADYSSPATCHES.com GONKULATOR - SECOND WAR IN HEAVEN (7 song CD) FUDGEWORTHY RECORDS This is the bands first release after a four year hiatus. These guys have really built a name for themselves in the underground music scene over the years. This release contains twenty minutes of pure anti religious & satanic Black Noise Metal music. The guys like to mix it up a bit by adding some touches of other styles too. There is some crushing Doom Metal, Sludge & even some Experimental Industrial music as well. There are a lots of barbaric blast beats, devastating rhythms & some very bestial like vokills. This is not going to be for every Metal head, but every one into old BLASPHEMY & old BEHERIT will want to snag this disc for their collection!!! - 8 STEVIN DRIVE / WOBURN, MASS. 01801 GUNTER SCHROTH - BARCODE MUSIC (9 song CD) ARCHEGON This is some really, really bizarre stuff! The music is very, very experimental & is done all electronically. From the pictures on the inside CD jacket, I believe all the music is made from combining the sounds from scanning bar codes on products & then putting them into a computer to construct them together. This is very weird, but kind of cool. It is definatelly a very original idea. The music has a kind of space, fantasy, sci-fi feel & sound to it. I don't think this style would have a huge following, but for people who have very open minds & who truly appreciate true art, originallity & experimentation will love this!!! - MUHLGASSE 31 / 60486 FRANKFURT/M / GERMANY / ARCHEGON@t-online.de / www.ARCHEGON.de HAMMERFALL - RENEGADE (10 song CD) NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS Back again is Sweden's all powerful Heavy Metal act HAMMERFALL. Formed back in 1993, this band just keeps delivering the goods with each new release. This is the bands third full length release to date & their best Metal assault thus far. This album conatins lots of power driven melodies, lots of aggressive & melodic vocals along with some great Power Metal music! The music does pull elements from Progressive, Power, Thrash & good old Heavy metal to create their sound. Very intellegent song writting & lyrical content top this band off perfectly. This is a must for every Metal fan out there today!!! - www.HAMMERFALL.net HEAD HUNTE D.C. - ...AND THE SKY TURNS TO BLACK (9 song CD) MERCENARY MUSICK This is the American debut release by the Brazilian forefathers, HEAD HUNTER DEATH CULT. This is some very heavy & wicked Death Metal music, that is very brutal & raw. The songs are very dark & morbid sounding & plow you over with pure aggressiveness. the music goes from ultra fast blasting in to some strong sludgy & Doom like sounds. The vocals range from low gutteral Death vomit growls, to melodic mid ranged Death growls up to real symphonic Black Metal vocals & screams. The music at times becomes real atmospheric like Black Metal styles & also touches on some Thrash elements as well. This band is every extreme Metal fans wet dream!!! HINYOUKI VS TIN.RP - A ANTI SEXIST SPLIT RELEASE (18 song CD) BURNING EMPTINESS, INC. This was kind of a weird & different release from what i normally get in. The music here is very Experimental Noise Industrial like Electronica. The first band HINYOUKI out of Spain play some pretty fast & noisy styled Experimental music. The majority of their stuff is kind of static sounding Noise. The second band, TIN.RP out of France play a more Electronic Industrial styled Noise music. This is the band I liked better of the two. Fans of Noise, Electronic, Experimental, Industrial music would most likely want this release. - C/GENERAL DIAZ PORLIER, 57 / 3C-MADRID 28006 / SPAIN / HINYOUKI@mixmail.com / http://HINYOUKI.pvirt.com / BERENGERE ET DENIS DEL NISTA / CHEMIN DE SAINT MARC / MAURAN / 13130 BERRE L'ETANG / FRANCE / TIN.RP@club-internet.fr / www.burningemptiness.fr.st IN AETERNUM - PAST & PRESENT SINS (14 song CD) NECROPOLIS RECORDS Coming of their success of their last release "The Pestilence Plague", this Swdish Death Metal act didn't want to keep their fans waiting. They have produced this album containing lots of rare, unreleased & cover tracks to hold us over. There are also some live tracks here as well. If you are still reading this, you know these guys play some of the most amazing & intensity driven Death Metal to ever emerge out of Sweden. There are covers of a VENOM & KING DIAMOND song, plus a guest vocals spot by Schmier of DESTRUCTION. This is a must for all IN ATERNUM junkies!!! INCESTUOUS - BRASS KNUCKLE ABORTION (7 song CD) UNITED GUTTURAL RECORDS This is everything i thought it would be, sick intense Death Metal. the music just keeps pounding at you & punching you in the face. The music jumps right in with some highly brutal blasts, grinding guitars & booming bass. The vocals go from low deep Death growls into horrifying guttural screams. There was no surprise these guys were on UNITED GUTTURAL. There are lots of elements taken from old school Death Metal smashed into new school Death Metal influences. these guys just repeatedly pound the shit out of you with their brand of Death Metal! Great! Great! Great! This is one beaten you will truly enjoy taken over & over again. - 5659 KEELER / CHICAGO, IL. 60629 |