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Didn't go in with high expectations on this one--most of the reviews I read referenced Pantera and Lamb of God, but interviews and bios seemed to indicate the band themselves saw themselves as some kind of old-school thrash. Unfortunately, while pretty thrashy at times, it does definitely reek of the former: '90s-style groove metal with the aggro vox I loathe. The guitarwork often has a melodeath feel. Not enough here to make this disc particularly interesting for me. If questioned I could honestly state I prefer this to something like say, Skinlab, but why listen to either in the first place?
As a side note, while most of the graphics and layout here aren't noteworthy (except for the last band photo where they're pretending to beat up their very nu-rock looking vocalist), the skull with bolts used in the artwork is pretty cool (aside from the dumb tribal designs slapped on it). There's a winged version on the back of the booklet that reminds me of an industrialized version of Overkill's Chaly.
As a side note, while most of the graphics and layout here aren't noteworthy (except for the last band photo where they're pretending to beat up their very nu-rock looking vocalist), the skull with bolts used in the artwork is pretty cool (aside from the dumb tribal designs slapped on it). There's a winged version on the back of the booklet that reminds me of an industrialized version of Overkill's Chaly.
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