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The best speed-thrash-heavy-metal CD in at least 10 years! It took
five Swedes to finally understand that the lyrics should never overpower
the guitars! The CD starts off with the wild “Beast”,
featuring tremendously hard charging speed guitar reminiscent of
the Legendary Sepultura. The songs solo is laced with a twelve second
mach 3 speed mini solo that is truly energetic and original. “Trigger
needs some action” starts with a British sounding gentleman’s
statement “Hello… I’ve just shot somebody, I did
it on purpose," then more of the awesome power of the dual
thrash metal axemanship of Simon Jarrolf and Pontus Pettersson!
Layers
upon layers of exceptional lead and rhythm guitar work highlight
this song, truly another wild power ride. “High on Fire”
the albums best song, starts out with a Death Metal scream from
the bands lead vocalist Henke Wenngren that could strip a wall of
lead-based paint from twenty-five miles away! Lyric originality
abounds on this album and in this song he implores us to “cry
while smiling”. Then a minute in, the guitar develops into
an anthem that would lead any legion of men into the fiercest of
battles.
A
clean powerful melodic guitar solo starts off “Deadicate”,
another solid entry in this amazing display of what Thrash/Death/Speed
metal should be! “Life Corrupted” is another great song
that includes a long clean solo right in the middle of the organized
chaos, highlighted by some pretty decent fret board work! “Boots
of Led” is the song for the mosh pit inspired enthusiasts
and their first video for the album as well, available for free
download on their website www.viciousonline.com.
Bassist
Alex Savander holds his own playing solidly throughout! Drummers
out there will love this CD as the drums are played fast and consistently
well throughout by Fredrik Erikson especially on the frenetic “A
Vicious Mind” a thunderous chill bump raising roller coaster!
The album finishes as strongly as it started with the powerhouse
“The Feeder Of Evil” where Wenngren splays “open
wide its time to die” well if that’s true somebody better
play this original and amazing CD at my funeral!
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