Why does
Norway have so many good metal bands? It must have something to do with their long and harsh winters. When people spend most of their free time indoors and occupy themselves with hobbies like playing musical instruments. This Norwegian thrash metal band lashes out with an impressive debut album.
Only Death Awaits is 8 songs and almost 30 minutes of old school thrash. It sounds similar to
Death Angel, with the rawness of
Dismember, and also displays some technical guitar riffs, that sound almost as good as those of
Melechesh.
The opening track,
Out Of Focus, thrashes relentlessly. It has a very choppy rhythm, mingled with some melodic interludes. It's a real headbanger. There is a sizzling guitar solo towards the end of this song. Lack Of
Empathy rocks very melodically, with very sharp and somewhat technical guitar leads. What You Give Is What You Get is about work ethic. It thrashes with a lot of melody. No Chance
In Hell shreds intricately like
Trivium, yet it has a mosh style that reminds me of
Anthrax.
Vengeance Of Time cuts and tears with a catchy melody.
Human Illusion thrashes like
Sacred Reich, there are some impressive technical guitar leads towards the end of this song. Apokalupsis
Eschaton is a very brief acoustic guitar piece. This must have been meant to serve as a prelude for the grand finale,
Only Death Awaits. This is a technical thrash song that rocks at a swift pace. I can detect some
Slayer influence in there. This title track is probably the best song on this album.
This album is like a grab bag of so many different metal influences. So I would have to say that their sound mostly resembles early
Mastodon.
That's saying a lot, because
Mastodon used to be a great metal band.The vocals of Hans Wik even sound like the vocals of Brent Hinds from
Mastodon. This album was very well written and executed with impressive technical skill and style. I wouldn't listen to this album at the gym. But it is perfect for beer parties. I bought this one through I-Tunes and it fucking kicks ass.
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