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RELEASE DATE: 2007-06-04
LABEL: Lambgoat Records
TRACKLIST:
1. New Faith
2. Variola
3. A Whisper In Darkness
4. Where Angels Fear
5. Blood Of the Medusa
6. Touch Of Death
7. Beyond the Shroud
8. Past This Mortal Flame
9. Rise Of Sarnath
10. Dreams In the Witch House
11. Entrails Of a Rotting Sky
12. Oblivion
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Blood Of The Medusa
Unholy
THE REVIEW:
Hardcore influenced? Nah, here´s a ton of metal for ya.
Unholy is a fairly new name for most, since the band hasn´t been around for too long. But these guys have plenty of experience in brutal sonic attacks from their other (or previous) bands, such as Path Of Resistance, Godbelow and Another Victim. The band gained some underground attention with their debut EP, “Awaken the Sleep”, which was a very nice blast of heaviness indeed.
Personally, I´m already sick of hearing these unnecessary intros on every metal album and I swear to God, if I hear another one again I´m gonna protest. In my case that means sitting down on the floor and peeing in my pants. That´s radical enough for me. But after the intro it´s on to the ass-kicking portion of the album. If you want some Haunted, it´s there. If you want some Pantera, it´s there. Plenty of intensity here, folks.
So you got the riffs leading the way and simply command the songs forward, nice solos, precision drumming, intense vocals and all that. But despite of the excellent performance the overall picture seems to be lacking something you just can\'t put your finger on. Well, I figured it out. They need some more good songs.
For me, the most interesting stuff can be found in “Past This Mortal Flame” and “Oblivion”, the slower tracks which feel like a cool breeze on a scorching summer day, since most of the album´s other material tend to bring their sound dangerously close to the all too familiar this-and-that-thrash which we´ve all heard plenty of. When you reach a point where it´s hard to remember the difference between one song and another, then there´s a problem that needs to be fixed. You can only get so far with double-kick drumming and tight riffs. Even adding more diversity may not always do the trick if it isn´t done correctly. Being creative is easy most of the time. Coming up with brilliant ideas is the hard part.
This debut full-length is absolutely solid and tight as hell, but there´s no way you can turn this into a five-star classic. There´s still plenty of room for growth and improvement, but only in the songwriting department. All the other elements are already well taken care of. But to be honest, all that could be easier said than done.
POSTED BY: Hell16 on 2007-08-05
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