Jag Panzer are back,
no one off come- back here! J.P. are championing ‘80’s heavy metal and
of course they are well suited to do such as they were around the first
time and made their mark. I really love the soaring, smooth vocals as
they slide across the ranges of high screams to gritty lows. The vocals
remind me heavily of the latest Tad Morose singer whom I am an admirer.
J.P. are masters of melody & layering the material to create a very
emotional, driving metal anthems Tweaked by some great guitar leads that
tattoo themselves to the brain. Mid-paced and melodic heavy metal near
it’s pinnacle. Yes, Jag Panzer need no longer to ride on the reputation
of their classic ‘80’s album “Ample Destruction”, as they have a
bone-a-fide winner in this LP. All power/heavy metal fans will want this
in their collection.
Century Media
Recs., 1453 - A, 14th Street # 324,
Santa Monica, CA.
90404, USA
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This is a re-release
(this time on disc) of this bands now classic ’95 demo tape of the same
name. I remember liking this when I reviewed it the first time for The
Sepulchral Voice, a mag I used to write for. I also reviewed their first
demo in ’94 “Rip Your Face Off” in which I told them to drop some of the
weaker thrashiness and concentrate on their death metal side - their
strength. They did exactly that on the this raging demo that got them
signed to Pulverizer Records (now they are on Pavement Music). If you
liked their album at all, then u, need this!
Pure Death Records,
P.O. Box 3019, New Haven, CT. 06515, USA Phone # = 1-800-994-4178
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I used to be in
the touch with the guy behind this 1 man band from the Philippines
back in the mid to late 90s. It is good to see thee crusty old
bastard is still going. A lot of time has passed since the early
days of Kratornas but not that much has changed to be honest. His
early recordings were extremely raw and not always the easiest to
make out or distinguish one instrument from the next. The recording
on “Over The Fourth…” is definitely better than those days though
not a lot better. It is still very raw and low-fi but it is clearer
and you can hear everything with more separation. Another difference
between then and now is these days Kratornas is probably a little
less grind and not quite as black metal influenced though that is
still there. The music is still pretty dark but a slight bit more
energetic and frenetic with a healthy dose of thrash metal mixed
into the riffs and overall guitar playing. There is even a hopped up
adrenaline blitzkrieg solo or two to be had. The vocals are still
obscure sort of dark whispers with the classic black metal sort of
undertone. This is a pretty good record showing some maturity and
focus that has come with age and experience. The one thing I could
do without is the drums. Unlike the Rigor Sardonicous album I just
reviewed here is an example of how a drum machine can hurt an album.
Otherwise this is some good work if you like things dark and you
love catchy thrashing riffs.
– Dale
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Extremely raw,
caustic and lawlessly, hateful American black metal sums up the music of
Krieg. They blend acidic riffs that cut into you like a rusty knife
leaving jagged, gaping wounds. The drumming is pretty repetitive but
manage, to do the job and the vocals of Lord Imperial are maniacal,
insane, and emotional as he goes from spoken passages to agitated
shrieks. Said vocals really are the only thing that separates this band
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Grooovy metal that
is very straight-forward and mixes in industrial/techno touches. The
vocals are raspy shout and at times have a sickening rap style to them.
People into stuff like Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Skinlab ought to like
this just fine. Me, I fucking hate it!!
V.N. Records, 231
Portebello Rd., London, W11 1LT, U.K.
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Extremely raw,
caustic and lawlessly, hateful American black metal sums up the music of
Krieg. They blend acidic riffs that cut into you like a rusty knife
leaving jagged, gaping wounds. The drumming is pretty repetitive but
manage, to do the job and the vocals of Lord Imperial are maniacal,
insane, and emotional as he goes from spoken passages to agitated
shrieks. Said vocals really are the only thing that separates this band
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Olympic did a great
job on this, all bands have a good sound and here is a run down for ya.
There are only 2 bad bands who shamelessly butchered Ozzy classics:
Soulstorm “Mr.Crowley”, and Filthboy who do an awful, awful “Ultimate
Sin”. The good bands include: Obliveon “Suicide Solution”, Los Gusanos
“No Bone Movies”, Opressor “Over The Mountian”(I heard this song on the
metal channel on digital cable here in Philly!), Morta Skuld “Believer”,
Syris “Crazy Train” and Distorted Rage “I don’t Know”. Stand out blow
your doors off covers come from: Solitude Aeturnus “No More Tears”,
November’s Doom “Revelation (Mother Earth)”, and Lethal with “S.AT.O.”
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Coming at us
from the armpits of Australia is Limb From Limb. One look at the
album title and the track listing shows these guys are pissed off
and it shows in the music. This is some heavy and guttural death
metal that definitely has an American sound to it. Maybe mixed with
a touch of Australian blasting war metal style. For me there is
something wrong the mix on this album. It is kind of all separated
and the lower levels seem to just get lost while other aspects are
loud and clear. It is kind of hard to describe. Some the riffing
though just comes at you like an avalanche while your body is
pounded to a pulp by the drums. There is a clearer less used growI
but the main garbled vocal sickness would make Mortician proud. I
think death/grind fanatics will love this album but if you are a
little more selective when it comes to this genre. Then you could
probably due without this one. This was pretty impressive for a
debut and I will be interested to see what they can do on their
follow up with a more balanced recording. I must mention that
Obsidian Records have done a fantastic job on their promotional
package and seem like a label that is really serious about promoting
their bands. –
Dale
www.obsidianrecords.com
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I know this is a
little old, but I finally got a copy on CD (to replace my dub) and felt
it really deserved the space. Lividity play some of the sickest brutal
prono death/grind on the planet. They slam you with gut wrenching riffs
and an explosion of vomitous growls from 2 separate members and slash
you from every direction. Highly recommended to all extreme death /
grinders with strong stomachs! Send $12 US/$14 WORLD to:
Abound Distro.,
P.O.
Box 176, Winchendon, MA. 01475, USA |
Pppfffftt…Put
Machine Head, Meshuggah, Fear Factory in a blender and get wannabe’s
Lost Souls. Generic crap and I am getting so thoroughly disgusted this
boring style of Canadian Assault termed ‘jump metal’.
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