Crucifer - Pictures of Heaven
Crucifer have really outdone themselves with this CD. Excellent production and memorable songs make this one of the best Death Metal releases of the year. They have developed a unique sound and distinct style. I’d pick a favorite song, but they all kill.
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Crowbar - Crowbar
Clearly superior to their debut on Grindcore. This is heavier and the production has a really “thick” feel. Sort of like a cross between dead horse and a slower, heavier Pantera. All of the songs are fairly short, only three of the ten break the four minute mark, and this makes the whole thing easier to digest. I might like to see some more original elements thrown into the mix, but really this is pretty good.
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Cro-Mags - Near Death Experience
I certainly wasn’t prepared for this all-out assault. The music is extremely intense. An unreal amount of energy explodes from these songs. I had expected, and would have preferred, more Hardcore-ish vocals, but although he is fairly melodic, John gets the job done. Not bad.
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Creepmime - Shadows
Pavement is really on the fucking ball about licensing stuff for domestic release. This is not exactly ground breaking, but it is somewhat original. They seem to have a good idea about how to mix technical playing with heaviness, and get excellent, and very memorable, results.
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Crawlspace (Kentucky - USA) - Foothold
This band have since changed their name to My Own Victim (see their album and EP reviews). Basically, what we have here is a sort of Hardcore/Metal crossover, but with a very heavy sound, and groove-intensive riffs. The vocals are yelled, and the lyrics seem pretty pissed off. Sounds cool to me.
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Coven (Washington - USA) - Boneless Christian
It’s been awhile since I’ve heard from these guys. Remember them? They wrote the classic “6669.” Anyway, this Satano-Thrash fest starts really well, and as long as Paul sings it stays pretty intense. However, when Jay takes over the vocal chores, everything seems to suffer. If they would let Paul sing all the time and always have the intensity they achieve on “Satanic As Hell,” this would be unstoppable. As is, it’s still okay, and a lot of the lyrics are at least funny.
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Coroner - Grin
This album sees Coroner beginning to incorporate occasional Industrial elements into their music. It seems a little odd at first, but after a few listens I decided that it really adds to the music quite a bit. So the experimentation continues, and while perhaps not as heavy as earlier albums, this could be their best effort so far.
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Copernicus - No Borderline
Woah, this is weird. In the good way, I guess. The music is more of a background to the vocals, or more accurately the lyrics, than anything else. This is more of an experience than an album. But it’s an experience I like. I think I’d like to check out his other stuff.
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Contagious - Another Human Interest Story
The best thing about this album is the cover, which depicts a pretty girl with some spiders around her. Why do derivative shit bands like this get signed when excellent, and original, bands like Snap Judgment don’t?
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