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Thursday, December 16, 2004
"'Cyber Death' by Hypnosis"
by
Bill Vogel III
December 16, 2004 A.D.
From the stark digital waste that is the information badlands comes Hypnosis. Their unique, enthralling brand of Techno/Industrial Death Metal is arrives as a timely divergence from the current Metalcore tsunami. Their 2004 release, "Cyber Death" [Crash Music, Inc.], is a solid and
electrifying opus.
Hypnosis uses keyboards, hammering samples through the bloody flesh of frenetic rhythms and intense blast-beats. The songs are powerful, but uncluttered. Midrange growls are enhanced with some clean, female vocals. Harsh and sublime, Hypnosis is amazing.
The best of these cyber-beasts includes "Vortex," the ferocious "Give Me Hell," the dark melancholy of "My Cell," and the tenebrous power and radiance of "Bleed" (my favorite easily). Hypnosis destroys with a pure digital ferocity that is beyond the rest....
In summary, Hypnosis is a wildly cool band. Don't fall asleep on getting this one. Stay savage. Farewell.
Related Bands: Fear Factory, Killing Spree, Helmet,
Void, Dead World, Candiru, Sybreed,
Static-X, Spineshank, Meathook Seed,
Berzerker, Soulstorm, Acid Bath, Skin
Chamber, Godflesh, Scorn, Darkseed,
Prophecy, Mindfield, Perpetua, Nailbomb,
Dope, etc.
Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION.
Copyright 2004.
Courtesy of Stranger Aeons Magazine.
W.B. Vogel III 4:34 PM
"'Size Matters' by Helmet"
by
Bill Vogel III
December 16, 2004 A.D.
The greatest Industrial Metal band ever, Helmet, has returned to the scene after a much-too-long hiatus. Their 2004 opus of start-stop excellence, "Size Matters" [Interscope Records], is an instant classic. Familiar yet a little different, longtime fans may need a few listens to warm-up to it. But after that, it's all amazing.
Continuing that chunky, dense sound, Helmet is still as colorful and crunchy. Rhythmic blasts of guitar and drums interlock as a mechanized storm. Page Hamilton's low-key, and powerful vocals add fuel to the fire. And the synergy is phenomenal, unleashing with all the sheer force of a locomotive falling down a cliff. Helmet still crushes.
The best of these machine-cast wonders includes "Smart," "Everybody Loves You," the caustic glimmer of "Surgery," "Throwing Punches," and the intense cadence of "See You Dead" (my favorite by far). Helmet hasn't lost a single beat.
Overall, Helmet is still the best at the game. Few even come close to their quality. Size matters: we want more.... Stay savage. Farewell.
Related Bands: Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Gravity
Kills, Stabbing Westward, Skold, KMFDM,
Fear Factory, God Lives Underwater, Rob
Zombie, Static-X, Prick, Rammstein,
Snake River Conspiracy, Godflesh, Prong,
Deadsy, Hypnosis, Samael, Darkseed, Dead
World, Candiru, Skin Chamber, Mindfield,
Perpetua, Spineshank, etc.
Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION.
Copyright 2004.
Courtesy of Stranger Aeons Magazine.
W.B. Vogel III 11:08 AM
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
"'Dear Furious' by A18"
by
Bill Vogel III
December 15, 2004 A.D.
Equally catchy and caustic, A18 is a Metalcore band of furious glory. Their 2004 opus, "Dear Furious" [Victory Records], is a burning, gnashing assault of relentless aggression. It is both artful and intense....
Shrill, growled vocals burst through explosive, dense rhythms. Guitars are raw, but bleed massive amounts of groove. A18 is sheer, gut-wrenching power.
The best cuts include "The Soundtrack To A Glamorous Goodbye," the frenzied "Jailhouse Rob," "Fire In The Hole," the pummeling "Beating A Dead Horse," "Stab You Through The Everything," and "Dear Furious." A18 is viciously cool.
Overall, A18 has another great release in "Dear Furious." So, get furious.... Stay savage. Farewell.
Related Bands: Hatebreed, Agony Scene, Glass Casket,
Killswitch Engage, Everytime I Die,
Atreyu, Dead To Fall, Bury Your Dead,
Hoods, Turmoil, Freya, Scar Culture,
Darkest Hour, Stretch Armstrong, Lamb
Of God, Haste, Martyr A.D., Enola Grey,
Zao, A Perfect Murder, Frameless Scar,
Norma Jean, Bloodlet, Cannae, Skindred,
Scars Of Tomorrow, Poison The Well, A
Static Lullaby, Acid Bath, How It Ends,
Closer Than Kin, If Hope Dies, Terror,
All Out War, Earth Crisis, Today Is The
Day, All Else Failed, Luddite Clone,
Dillinger Escape Plan, Throwdown, etc.
Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION.
Copyright 2004.
Courtesy of Stranger Aeons Magazine.
W.B. Vogel III 5:38 PM
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