Revocation - Chaos of Forms
Revocation is a band that probably sounds better live than on CD. The music on this album definitely lacks in the aggression and brutality departments. I’m going to be generous and assume that this lack of aggression and brutality is due to the studio sanitization of their sound. Chaos of Forms sounds like a band trying to become more mainstream by incorporating some “Hard Rock” (read: LA Butt Rock) riffing and Bluesy guitar solos in with their Death/Thrash. What they get is a form of neutered Thrash that isn’t fire-breathing enough to get my head banging, not technical enough for the Metal hipsters who dig Dream Theater and Fates Warning, and not metrosexual enough for the Hot Topic kids. When I want to listen to Death Metal or Thrash, I want it to kick my ass. I don’t want to listen to a bunch of songs that sound like a more technical version of “we don’t play Metal anymore” Metallica covering their favorite Motley Crue cuts. Guys, cut the bullshit and go for the fucking throat. Death/Thrash Metal is supposed to be brutal and aggressive. Diluting it with more “accessible” riffs doesn’t make things better and you probably lose more fans than you gain. Technical playing is great. Megadeth had some fucking deadly Thrash albums that were technical, aggressive and brutal all at the same time (Killing Is My Business… and Peace Sells… for those born after 1986), so it’s not only possible - it’s been done.
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