Now another heavy metal album and this one grabbed me and held my attention. The drum sound on this record is killer to start. I love the kick drum sound so much I'd listen to this just to hear it. The lead vocalist is pulverant but his ability to stay clearly understandable is what makes Danny Tomb a huge reason I like this album. There are a whack of headbanging tunes on this record which will be mosh-pit madness at live shows but each cut is of high quality and has some sort of hook. The assault of "Taken Down" is only to be heard cranked to near maximum volume. It's very reminiscent of Slayer only with a better vocalist who has some ability to layout a melody.
There are some major influences which are worn on their sleeves like Slayer who I mentioned Black Sabbath, Megadeth in some of the phrasing of the vocals. This is nu-metal for sure but has tons of melodic structure never being too complicated, sometimes it does get a little repetitive but with that said I probably won't be dragging this one out for a complete listen front to back. It will be mixed up on random on my metal playlist in my I-Pod. The closing number "Blood Of Martyrs" has a nice intro that builds to a climax with some serious drama then explodes with a pretty hot guitar solo. Again those monstrous kicks of Michael Vafiotis just make me smile. All in all this is a very enjoyable album that I had no expectations for going in for the first listen.
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