There is melodic, thrash, power metal and straight-head death in the mix and the cacophony it makes is really quite impressive. If you always wondered what people were going on about when they mentioned this band, this new release will clearly sort you out. In a sea of rather dull death metal, it's good to see guys who do something quite interesting come back and show them all up.
Susperia: Attitude
More quality melodic death metal, this time from Norway, and on the purveyors of quality, the Candlelight label. Formed in 2000 this lot features members who have seen time, done studio work with, or even are currently in some of the crème de la crème of melodic death metal including Dimmu Borgir, Old Man’s Child, and even the mighty Satyricon. Its not necessarily a super-group, but it certainly has elements of that considering the collective experience.
If you are into your melodic death metal, than this release will be right up you ally. It has all the elements that make the genre so much more interesting than the normal death/black metal miserable dirge. The tunes are, in a way, catchy at times and certainly make you sit up and listen. The musicianship is high and focused. In short they know what their fans and those of the genre want and deliver it.
Tracks like “Another Turn” really shine through and give the band an element that might appeal to those who aren’t completely into their death. Just because they are death metal does not mean that they can’t make tracks that are catchy and have that hook that covers a good song. The band do what they do very well and are worth a listen. Forget the tags and seek this out if you like good metal.
That is all for this week. It's quite a heavy bunch, but that is sometimes what we end up with. Speaking of heavy, have you heard the riff in the country song “She’s Country”? If it weren’t for the fiddles in the back-ground you could imagine certain heavy rock bands producing something like it. Jason Aldean…closet heavy rocker? Lets just say it “cranks” well.
Stay safe, stay rockin’ (whatever yer musical poison) and check out your local music scene.
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