Cost: 99¢
This CD is available for trade.
I'm not a groove metal fan by any means, but I did like some parts of this band's debut, particularly "Schizophrenic Pavement" and "Power Ranger" (admittedly, a lot of that has to do with the unintentionally humorous lyrics). Some semblance of that would have been welcomed, but unfortunately this CD is a huge step (further) down. While Skinned was energetic and pretty thrashy at times, this is far more moody and angsty, mixing many of the worst '90s elements that plagued Pantera and Chaos A.D./Roots-era Sepultura, such as aggro vocals and unfulfilling groovy riffs. It's a lot more vocal-driven than the first album, and I didn't find any of the songs or riffage to be memorable. The vocals are more forced, although stylistically there's not that much difference from the debut. There's also some rather pointless attempts at atmosphere/weirdness, such as a didgeridoo section in one song. None of these help.
I had wondered about the band's name and remembered to look it up before this post. It's a play on the Swedish word for concrete, which at least makes some sense given their musical style. Still looks really dumb as a band name though!
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