Clip from Thrash Metal Documentary - Get Thrashed dvd about Slayer.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
Review from Global Domination/Euthanatos.
The Cavalera Conspiracy: Inflikted
20/02/08 Euthanatos
When Igor Cavalera left Sepultura, first I thought how ridiculous it was that the other faggots were carrying on without him. Second, I immediately knew (granted, like everybody else) that it would be a matter of time before him and his brother got together again. I expected him to join Soulfly, however, and did not foresee a new project starting. Naturally, my reaction was “this has the potential to be really awesome or a huge pile of shit”. With Max’s tribal tendencies and Igor’s recent fling with electronic music, the latter seemed more likely. On the other hand, Soulfly’s
“The Dark Ages” probably saw Max’s best songwriting in decades.
When it was rumored that Marc Rizzo was the other guitar player I thought, “oh hey, that makes sense”, but when Joe Duplantier, from Gojira, was revealed as the bass player, I couldn’t help but thinking..Wait a minute…
So a shitty video was released in the Internet, as it always happens, and the song, “Inflikted” was just terrible. Then the album cover was released. And I was quick on the trigger; “it’s a huge pile of steaming dog shit!”.
But something happened. A song from the album leaked. And it was good. It was really good. My mind was boggling. I didn’t recognize this world I was in anymore. Everything seemed strange and alien.
And then I got the album. Dismiss me as a prejudiced and biased ignorant motherfucker. The album is actually metal and it actually sounds good. On a “goodness” level, I’d rank it behind Sepultura’s classics, of course, but better than anything Soulfly ever released and CERTAINLY,
CERTAINLY A LOT BETTER than anything Sepultura ever did without Max.
The sound here is a lot closer to Soulfly’s “Dark Ages”, even though it still manages to be different, and I guess this is what surprises me the most. It doesn’t really relate to anything done before by the Cavalera brothers, yet their signature styles are blatantly evident. Max’s terrible lyrics and immediately recognizable growl is here and Igor actually seems to have regained some fire, some passion for the drums and is playing better than he has in many, many years. And he’s a damn good drummer when he’s into it. Rizzo shreds as usual, he’s a very talented, insanely technical guitar player and has a great taste for solos, riffs and tone alike. Joe Duplantier can’t really be felt that much during this record, the bass sound is disappointingly low.
I love the speedy “Sanctuary”, the old-school sounding “Terrorize” , the extremely gritty “Ultra-Violent”, the ridiculously fast “Hex”...Hell, even the title-track, so awful in that video, actually sounds pretty good on the album!
I, probably like most, was ready to dismiss this as garbage and proof the Cavalera brothers simply didn’t care anymore for metal and were heading in other directions, finally exploring all the gay-ass music they’ve come to love over the years. I was wrong, the only influence here is thrash, death metal and hardcore and the outcome is a beauty. If you don’t believe me, listen to “The Doom Of All Fires”. He makes a reference to “Apocalyptic Raids”! “Apocalyptic Raids”! Max Cavalera! In this day and age! Can you believe that?
I bow my head, gentlemen.
8,5 huge middle fingers to current Sepultura out of 10.
Information-
Released: 2008
Label: Roadrunner Records
Website: http://www.cavaleraconspiracy.com/
Band
Max Cavalera: vocals, guitars
Marc Rizzo: guitars
Joe Duplantier: bass
Igor Cavalera: drums
Tracklist
01. Inflikted
02. Sanctuary
03. Terrorize
04. Dark Ark
05. Ultra-Violent
06. Hex
07. The Doom Of All Fires
08. Bloodbrawl
09. Nevertrust
10. Hearts of Darkness
11. Must Kill
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sepultura - ROOTS
I've never listen to Sepultura that much but last year, I listen to Sepultura's second album-Schizophrenia. Now this album's sound lead more towards the Thrash Metal genre than their previous album, Morbid Visions, which is basically a Death Metal record. And since I a huge fan of Thrash Metal, i thought that their second album Schizophrenia is not bad at all, in fact I enjoyed it.
But just when I thought that I was going to "explore" more on Sepultura, I got myself a Slayer album, Christ Illusions. Then I got myself listening to Slayer music non-stop, 24/7,every-fucking-minute (Still fucking doing that actually). And I think that no Thrash Metal can beat them, ever.
But, few weeks ago I watched Sam Dunn's documentary on Metal music- Global Metal. In the documentary, Sam Dunn travelled to Brazil to explore on the country's metal scene and they documented about Sepultura's music. And there's one particular album that caught my interest-Roots.
Roots is Sepultura's sixth studio album and it was released in March 12, 1996 by Roadrunner Records. But whats really interesting about this album is that its Thrash Metal with Native Brazilian musical rythms.
Sepultura fans were fucking shocked upon first hearing Roots. Huge riffs and hulking rhythms had replaced the speedy thrash that established Sepultura's reputation, as well as the impeccable songwriting that made Chaos A.D. a masterpiece three years earlier. "Roots Bloody Roots" sported a two-note riff; "Dictatorshit" was straight-up hardcore punk, complete with noisy, hissy intro. The emphasis was now on the sound, rather than the song.
Producer Ross Robinson recorded the band on old analog equipment to get a raw, dirty sound; pick scrapes, feedback, and background noise were not only left unedited, but also seemingly encouraged.
Experimentation and collaboration abounded. In the studio, Robinson would verbally and physically provoke the band to intensify performances. Tribal percussion drove "Ratamahatta" and "Breed Apart" to manic heights, while "Lookaway" featured throat-shredding vocals from Mike Patton (Faith No More) and Jonathan Davis (Korn), as well as scratches from DJ Lethal (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit). Robinson even put microphones around a canyon, recording the band jamming on tribal drums, rocks, sticks—whatever was lying around. The result was a 13-minute headphone monster that captured crickets chirping and gunshot echoes in you-are-there fidelity. Mixer Andy Wallace tied the whole mess together with one of the most visceral mixes ever committed to tape. The mammoth low end, sharp snares, and in-the-red levels of the mix combined with an incredibly hot mastering job to yield one loud album. Few albums have sounded this vicious.
Fortunately, Roots is a strong enough album to resist attempts to cash in on its legacy. After Roots, internal conflict drove Max Cavalera to leave Sepultura and form Soulfly, continuing the "tribal metal" of Roots; Sepultura carried on with new singer Derrick Green. But neither band has regained the success of Max Cavalera-era Sepultura. While both bands play "Roots Bloody Roots" now in their live sets, listeners can get with the real thing by picking up the original Roots.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Public Enemies
Hey fuckers, already watched Transformers : Revenge Of The Fallen last monday, thanks to the special screening tickets from Malaysian Today, and it thought it was FUCKING AWESOME!! Gonna watch for another 5 times in cinema! haaha!!
But now, Iam also looking forward for another movie bound to be a hit, Public Enemies. I seriously looking forward for this movie because, one: Its directed by Michael Mann, who is one of my favourite directors who directed for Heat and Collateral. Two: Main casts is Johnny Depp
who's a fucking versatile actor and of course Christian Bale. And finally Three: It scored 9.5 out of 10 in imdb.com the last time i check, so fuck yeah!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Lamb Of God - Sacrament(2006)
Lamb of God is easily one of the most talented bands in metal today. But for now, I am going to talk their 2006 album, Sacrament.
Sacrament is the band's fifth studio album. Skillfully combining the elements of progressive rock with the harder, edgier elements of thrash, the members of Lamb of God have composed an album that is absolutely solid from the very first note until the very fucking last.
The more I hear this album, the more I am reminded of the last few albums from Pantera. The checklist of everything that made Pantera the most unique and innovative in the 90s can be found on Sacrament. Distinct vocals? Check. Solid lead guitar? Check. Drop D tuning? Check. Tight rhythm section? Check. Progressive edge mixed with elements of thrash? Check.
This album was released in 2006 right? but to be be honest, I've only listened to this album in the middle of the month of June. Fuck!
Lamb Of God was first introduced to me by one of my closest friend, Afiq. In the beginning of my college days back in 2007, Afiq was always like, " Josh listen to song!" or "Check this band out!" while holding out his Ipod to me. Also, he's one of my biggest Metal influence, introducing me to biggest bands like Slipknot, Trivium and Lamb Of God. So thanks to him, he made me a better metalhead.
Favourite songs from Sacrament:
+ Walk with me in hell
+ Again we rise
+ Redneck
+ Descending
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