The first time I heard this band was on a Sepultura cover cd and they covered Inner Self. I thought they were pretty good, so I decided to check them out and sooner or later, led to me getting this cd. I'm glad I did.
The cd opens with an intro, which generally I'm not a fan of, but its ok, since its a build up for the Burn the Cross. This track is a mix between death metal & thrash. Not quite like Dew-Scented, who are more thrash than death, this is more death, but still thrashy. This is a fast paced song, but I'm not all that fond of the chorus, where the words are echoed in the background, burn the cross (cross cross cross cross). Ok you get the point. Dead Eyes Open kicks your ass next and there is traces of some The Crown in here. Its highlighted by fast drumming & some decent guitarwork.
Skipping ahead a few tracks, we come up to song 6, Sick Sex Six, which is a more clever title than blatantly calling it 666. Its a slowed down song, which is a first so far on this cd. It even has piano at one part, before there is a guitar solo, which is held to a slower speed, so it doesn't throw the song off balance. Soon after this though, the band goes back to the fast songs, with The Hitman. I can see bits & pieces of other Swedish bands in this song, though its still an ok song. Again, the pace slows down for the solo, so its not just all a big speed drill & blasting, but the speed does come back after the solo. |
