Cost: 99¢
First impression: Not good. The lineup photos (which are some of the worst--and oddest--I've ever seen) look like a nu-metal band ready for a paintball game. Ultimately bought it because I was curious about the "Bite It You Scum" cover.
Initially I was thrown for a loop because the first song opened with groovy/chuggy riffs that weren't entirely unexpected, but then they suddenly speed up into death/thrash parts (and then wind down into groovier stuff at the end of the track). Unfortunately this is about as good as it gets aside from the decent instrumental "Call to Arms." The rest of the disc is a weird combination of a groove metal base, but with some quite thrashy or chunky death metallish riffing at times, and a very nice DM-like guitar tone. The heavier elements make this more interesting and certainly more palatable than straightforward groove metal, but I have no interest in hearing the modern/groove stuff in the first place, and I can't imagine any classic death or thrash metal fan finding the mixture here to be a benefit.
The GG Allin cover is kind of disappointing except for the chorus. It's sped up a little and sounds quite upbeat compared to their original material. The vocal phrasings are odd at times, and they throw in some needless groove part before the solo section.
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