Reviews
\r\nAre you ready to be fucked? We are gonna fuck you up! These are the words that this album begins with. And the truth is that already from the album’s cover it was an easy task to early understand what to expect from the Swiss Amagortis and their release "Pre Natal Cannibalism". Brutal, guttural fucking sick Death Metal with much groove between Cannibal Corpse, Severe Torture and Deeds OF Flesh.
\r\nThere has been a while since I’ve heard a grindcore release that really hit me in the face. Altar of Giallo is a Spanish gore/death metal band and their release "A Bloodfeast For the Dead" features 12 killer tracks of genuine, forceful, old school grind/death metal. Amazing sound, incredibly heavy, unbelievable, torturing, thick, and absolutely convincing. Their groove is based mostly on the killer catchy riffs with down-tuned guitars and the fact that they are using a drum machine doesn’t spoil the final effect at all.
When In Flames decided to reroute their musical approach (in order to remain), the choices we were given were either to follow them or to confine ourselves with what they had already offered us. Many were really disappointed and me, I was pretty surprised by the band’s new commercial profile. So, after 3 albums and their new release A Sense Of Purpose, In Flames managed to divide my opinion again.
\r\nIntroduction is needless. The much anticipated Bloodrunk isn’t here to make up for Are YouDead Yet?, since the change in Bodom’s sound seems to be permenant, but at least it has the dignity and the moral fibre of an album worth bearing Children Of Bodom’s seal. Mainly mediocre riffs remind of Hate Crew Deathroll but with many Are you Dead Yet? elements. The result? Me, wanting to take the cd of the player instantly as this "new" sound of the band really bothers me.
\r\nAfter their first release, Norther’s albums have less and less good songs. Their worst point is the last album, -N-. I thought they couldn’t write worse songs than those appearing in "Till Death Unites Us", but I was wrong. In -N- they play only because they have to and with few exceptions of guitaristic brillancy, the rest of the album is just boring and uninspired. I was really disappointed... Listening once again to the epical "Dreams Of Endless War" I am really puzzled how such a great band ended up like this...
\r\nRecently, it has become a fashion, for well known and successful bands to release an album with covers. After Queensryche and Atrocity, it is time for Ministry to be added in this list. Cover Up could be used also as a collection, as the disc contains all the covers that Ministry have made throughout the years. Personally I am not favour with such movements, but from the moment that these discs exist, I must present them.
\r\nAfter many postponements and delays, latinoamerican Ill Nino’s new album is finally out. Enigma is the band’s fourth full-lenghed release and I think this album will consolidate Ill Nino’s presence on Nu Metal grounds. The reason is simple. All the good elements that the band showed scattered through its albums, are brought together in this one and this time inspiration makes the result even more interesting.
\r\nNice band!! Assailant comes from Sweden and the music that they play is very interesting and combines a lot of different elements. First of all, what initially came in my mind when I heard the track that opens Wicked Dream, was Danish, Raunchy. It is obvious that there are a lot of resemblances with them, but the things are not only going in this way. What we hear has its roots in melodic Death Metal, but it is completed from some Nu Metal (- Core) passages, while it is framed into some Hard Rock/Heavy forms mainly regarding vocals.
IC Rex came from Finland and with their second full length release, "Valonkantajan Alkemia”, they provide us with a very good Symphonic Black Metal release.