Cost: $2.00
Knew nothing about this disc or any of the included bands, but bought it solely for the one band who I figured would be metal. Not a great find musically, but I'm glad I ended up getting it, because it seems to be pretty scarce.
1. Damned Cause - Sterilized Nation
Didn't really take great notice of the band and track name until I got home and looked the CD over. I figured this might be groove metal based on the logo, and I was right. Unfortunately the vocals make this very wigger/nu-adjacent-sounding, even though the guitars remind me a bit of something Chaos A.D.-like. At least there's an attempt at a guitar solo.
2. Anubis - Make A Wish
Some sort of pop/punk and alternative mix I guess? I thought the singer was a chick until about halfway through.
3. Resin - Past
In a complete reversal of what almost always happens, based on their old webpage address the band considered themselves hardcore, while I'd definitely say the riffage puts them in some sort of groove metal or at least very metallic HC territory. The super aggro vox get on my nerves though.
4. Liquid Edge - Heal My Wounds
At first, the guitars made me think this was going to be more groove metal, and there's a recurring riff that's pretty heavy. But as soon as the vocals kick in this lightens up tremendously. I guess it's some sort of somewhat progressive rock/metal? The guitar solo is quite good.
5. October Thorns - Page One
Even though I wasn't familiar with them, this is the band that inspired me to get the disc. Solid prog. metal.
6. Atmosfear - Target Realm
The band name had me hoping this would be more full-on progressive metal, which unfortunately wasn't the case. Rumbly guitars, but otherwise the situation is similar to the Liquid Edge track. There's a bit of quirkiness/progressiveness here, and the vocals kind of weaken this (although he does suddenly break into some falsetto shrieks at the end).
7. MindTwist - B.U.F.F.A.L.O
Nu with aggro vox.
8. All For Nothing - Last Attempt
Some sort of rock. I wouldn't call this metal but there seem to be influences in the guitarwork. As with the Anubis song, it can be hard to determine the singer's gender at times.
9. SkrewTape - What?
Promising (at least for this comp.) start, but devolves into nu-crap. At least the guitarwork is kinda thrashy compared to the MindTwist track. The vocals seems silly and amateurish, sounding like they were recorded spontaneously over the backing music without being properly mixed.
10. DIM - Smug
Dark alternative rock, like a much darker version of Bush. Quite interesting just by virtue of being the most unique sounding band on here.
11. Invision - Don't Bleed For Me
Late '90s alternative/college rock sounding track.
12. Vent - Fish Outta Water
Female-fronted pop-punk.
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