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The
amount of respect in my body for Black Sabbath is immeasurable,
but their former bassist Geezer Butler’s third release, Ohmwork,
struggles to put it all together to say the least. There are many
brief solid parts but nothing tying it all together. It has a feel
of trying to mix death metal with much different modern melodies
and styles on the line of a Linkin Park.
Vocalist
Clark Brown has a good voice, but there is no main direction with
regular rock lyrics mixed with death metal mutations. The same can
be said with guitarist Pedro Howse; he shows that he is up for the
job. But the shaky song writing and mindless constant change of
tempo and direction disable his ability to grab any semblance of
spotlight. Newcomer drummer Chad Smith acquits himself well, though.
And Butler does lay a torturous bass line. It’s just a shame
that it has no purpose or order. The best of the chaos is “Don’t
You Know,” which is the final track, as Howse is allowed to
finally play a few power licks in a row. Brown sounds great, asking
over and over “Don’t you know?” The bottom line
is: With all the competition today in metal, this effort pales in
comparison of recent entries from dominating acts like Mastodon
and Shadows Fall.
Band
Line-up: Geezer Butler-Bass, Chad Smith-Drums, Clark Brown-Vocals,
Pedro Howse-Guitars |
