Crawcell - Divorced From Sanity
Occasionally Crawcell come out of their “Death-mode” and throw in a very Groove-oriented riff, which they seem to be quite good at. An interesting and somewhat memorable sound, although this recording is hampered by being mastered too loudly and in addition to sounding “muddy,” the level peaks and distorts the sound in more than one place.
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Countess - Ad Majorem Sathanae Gloriam
Raw Black Metal, that’s generally more slow than usual.
[Metal Curse #11 had an additional loose page (“Last Second Additions”) inserted into the centerfold of the zine, featuring a bunch of even-shorter-than-usual “bonus” reviews of stuff that arrived after the deadline for that issue. This is one of those “Last Second Additions” reviews.]
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Coroner - Coroner
A few new tracks and a bunch of old ones. This is a good sample of their albums, I guess, but the thing I wonder about is why on the press release it said that this was a new album, when in reality this is nothing more than a “greatest hits” package. If you’ve never heard the heavy Thrash stylings of these fine gentlemen, then you should check this out.
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Conquest - The Killing Time
Occasionally the singer reverts back to a Poison-like squeal, but mostly pretends to be a little tougher, like maybe Gene Simmons. The music is sometimes interesting, but on about the same level as the Scorpions. At least these guys are trying to be heavy, I guess, but it seems pretty hollow. Perhaps if the songs were instrumentals, or they had a different singer, I might be able to tolerate this.
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Coalition - Coalition
These guys are great musicians, but who cares when their Hardcore Lite is just less filling?
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Clutch - Clutch
Out goes whatever heaviness and aggression Clutch ever had, and in comes all the bad parts of a half-assed Faith No More tribute band. Pathetic.
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Clotted Symmetric Sexual Organ - Nagro Lauxes VIII
I was wondering when I’d hear some Japanese onslaughts that weren’t of an explicitly Noise-related school. Artists like the Boredoms, Keiji Haino, and Merzbow have long been favorites in my underground lair, but until now, only the mighty and mystical Sigh have represented the Jap Metal scene. Now that’s all changed with the deadly attack that these freaks have unleashed on my poor brain. 20 songs in 38 minutes, richly textured and intense, kinda like Brutal Truth in style, but maybe even better.
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Clandestine - Umarle Konie
Majestic and very memorable Death Metal.
[Metal Curse #11 had an additional loose page (“Last Second Additions”) inserted into the centerfold of the zine, featuring a bunch of even-shorter-than-usual “bonus” reviews of stuff that arrived after the deadline for that issue. This is one of those “Last Second Additions” reviews.]
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Chastain - Sick Society
Their press release really plays up the fact that new singer, Kate French, is a mega-babe, so I was pretty sure that must mean that this would suck. Then I noticed that Dennis Lesh is their new skin basher. Well, I always liked his previous band, Chicago’s Stygian, so I gave this a shot. I was immediately shocked by the raw guitar sound. Most guitar “heroes” have a fairly clean tone, but David’s guitar sound is sick and filthy. Kate’s voice sort of makes Chastain sound like Fear of God, in the way that she (sometimes) multi-tracks her vocals, although these guys are not as heavy, or interesting. Not bad, but really nothing too special. It’d be fun to see them live though, I’d bet.
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