Death
from the Mid-West!! I`ve been waiting to get my hands on this bad boy and
lemme tell ya,it was WORTH it!"Scorched Earth Policy" is most definitely
the mind-set SD were in when they recorded this monster,`cuz this CD leaves
NOTHING standing in its` wake!Front to back,"United..." is a winner.Every
cut is a collage of Metals` stylistic diversity;Death,Thrash,Speed/Power,you
name it,it`s here! Don`t get me wrong,this ain`t no kitchen sink approach,just
a perfect example of intellegent,articulate song-writing,delivered with
all the subtley of a wrecking ball!The band{Ron Cardwell-bass,Turk Elliot-drums,Randy
Reynolds-guitar,&
vocalist/frontman/all around cool MO`FO` Aaron Werner} are all first-rate
musicians,and this is clearly evident on tunes like "Follow Me","Anger
Process"{personal fave},"Punish the Children",and "Soul Destruction".It`s
not fair to single out these tracks `cuz they`re ALL ass-kickers!And you
can remember the songs long after you`ve heard `em,a trait of ANY true
Metal classic,which this album most certainly is!Yeah,you BETTER get this!
Here
is a well recorded CD of power/thrash metal. 9 tunes on this one,that
will appeal to fans of PANTERA, MACHINE HEAD, maybe STUCK MOJO, etc.
The guitar sound is nice and heavy, the bass is pretty much tight with
the guitar, the vocals are tough-guy power metal vocals, but occasionally
they get deeper and sound more death metal. The drums are solid and
recorded well, every last cymbal can be heard clearly. The song I
liked
the most was "Punish The Children" because it was one of the more faster
moving songs, at least in the start. Visit their website for sound
samples. Overall, this CD is a bit slow moving for my tastes, but
will
appeal
to fans of metal to mosh to. Nothing musically amazing here, but
definitely a solid release for a first CD.
This
is a KILLER young band out of OHIO. They call their band a LETHAL MIDWESTERN
POWER / DEATH / THRASH Metal band!!! Well I think that describes their
sound very well!!! This C.D. is a very powerfull, and very well done self
financed C.D.!! The sound and artwork is very clean and crisp!!! Every
metal fan should give this band a try, so come on, go to their page from
my metal links page, and order the C.D.!!! Don't miss out on one of the
prime up-coming metal acts.
Review
of Remnants demo from New Breed Magazine, issue # 3.
August
8th, 1998
Mitch
Carpenter - Reviewer
A
decent 3 song demo with good production and fat stomping
guitars.
The overall sound reminds me of Testament displaying very
smooth
lead and backing vocals. Lots of thrashing crunch rhythms
and
solid drumming throughout. "Anger Process" and "The Cause"
are
the best tracks. Keep and eye out for Soul Destruction. They are
versatile,
but retain all the qualities you would expect from a
revengeful
power metal group.
Review
of live performance with Pro - Pain at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH
