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| Metal/Prog Metal CD Reviews |
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Gravity
Firing in crunchy and furious, the opening portion of this makes me think of what a mashup between AC/DC and Iron Maiden might sound like. While the metallic edge continues as this piece drives forward, there are definitely sections here that lean toward fusion. |
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Haskett
A shorter cut, this is more purely heavy metal based. It's meaty and fierce and really rocks. |
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Mask of the Ancient Warrior
Even more metallic than the previous tunes, this is a powerhouse stomper that has a lot of NWOBHM sound in the mix. The guitar work gets technical and leans toward psychedelic territory at times, though. A psychedelic dropped down section takes it a bit later, but the cut fires out from there into fierce metal again.
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Shoegazer
Psychedelic guitar merges with a high energy metal concept on this screaming hot number. |
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American Eagle
Echoey, cleaner, guitar brings this into being. The cut launches out from there into a fusion sort of jam that has a killer bass line. It gets into more metallic territory as it marches forward. |
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7 Years Fat, 7 Years Lean
I love the metal riff that leads this thing out of the gate. It's dramatic and a bit mysterious. A chugging metal texture takes over as it continues. This is another powerful piece on a disc that's full of them.
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Die Rausschmeiber
Drums start this, but once the guitar joins, the cut makes me think of Judas Priest. As it grows outward, I can also hear Iron Maiden in the mix. This is another killer metal instrumental number. There is a variant section later in the track that comes across as more proggy, with a bit of a fusion edge, but that's short lived and the more pure metal returns to end it. |
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Fu Manchu
Fierce and fast paced, this is a mean sounding cut. It has a driving percussive element. It has some hints of industrial music in some ways, too. |
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Shot
The opening section on this brings a bit of a prog element to the table. Once it fires out from there, though, we're back into more pure metal. This is screaming hot and meaty.
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No Chords Allowed, Jonathan
Fast paced and steadily shifting and changing, this is fierce and intriguing. It has some prog built into it in terms of the steadily evolving arrangement, but is based on metal fury. |
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Steven Avery Is Innocent
Furious hard rocking metal, this isn't a huge change from the rest, but is an independent and unique number. I really dig some of the guitar riffs on this a lot. |
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Jiggy Jiggy Boom Boom
More screaming hot metallic guitar work is on display here. I dig the almost funky bass work on this. The cut makes me think of Van Halen to some large degree. |
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Matilda
Now, this is completely different. It has a folk meets world music texture that makes me think of Camper Van Beethoven a bit. It has a lot of violin in the mix, and the fact that it has vocals really makes this stand out from the rest. If the whole disc were like this, I wouldn't land it under heavy metal.
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