Vehemence

"God Was Created"
(Metal Blade)  

Death metal has never been my thing and as soon as I realized that's what musical style was featured on this release, I knew I wasn't gonna like it...and I was right. But, here's the deal...my problem with this release, and death metal in general, is the vocal style that's usually associated with this style of music and, from the moment those vocals kicked in, I was ready to turn this album off and pass it on to someone who would get more enjoyment out of it than I would. Needless to say, I had to at least go through the rest of the album, not that I wanted to, but, it's my job, you know? The one thing that I was impressed with was the musicianship itself. There's some excellent guitar work to be found on this release and, well, if you take away the vocals, I'd probably listen to this album a lot more...and instrumental music isn't really my thing either. But, when you make good music, I do tend to appreciate that and, yes, by what I heard, these guys can play. The album packaging is rather cool...a lot of blood and guts, which is something else that's associated with this style of music. If you're a fan of extreme music that's played well, you should dig this release. Hell, it's probably already in your collection. http://www.metalblade.com

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