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Disarray
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Vinnie
Apicella
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It's hard not to pull
for these guys after hearing their music, reading their lyrics, and
catching wind of some quick quips by frontman "Freebird-ing" revivalist
Chuck Bonnet. Disarray made inroads with their previous "Less Than
Respect" release with their powerful blend of Hardcore and traditional
Thrash Metal… and the pain's only more severe this go round. Riding a
lyrical roller coaster of more lows than highs, "In The Face Of The
Enemy" pulls no punches-on the opening "Depths Of The Wreckage," they
close with one word says all… "Hate." Not to mention the 144 or so
other ones spewed out to arrive there… So we're not dealing well with
anger management from the Tennessean trio, a wagon train of meaty riffs
for every sentence long lyrical beef, they chug ahead at a generally
safe speed, occasional hook and enough Propain-filled pressure to blow
the powers that be clear across the world they've helped befall. So you
take a demo-era Armored Saint style abandon, reckless take no shit
attitude, a need fulfilling knack for power chording playability, an
aiding and abetting Oderus Urungus of GWAR infamy and an oddball
acoustic closing track and you're left totally alone in a world of
confusion? Not exactly, though the closing track "Life Is Gone" is far
side, they show a tuneful nature within the aggression that could yield
better future results to songs that are steady enough for the moment
but
won't suffer for lack of catchiness and melody.
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