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The Battalion - Head Up High

"The Battalion" ... I find them only their second album with this: I regret not having met before. I'm a good, recovering their previous effort "The Stronghold of Men", I shot him and then to review their latest "child". I consider the height, if not better than the last. A bit 'of biography, just to understand a little' better my feeling on first hearing. The band was formed in Bergen, the summer of 2006, musicians of experience from some of the legendary groups in Norway: Old bands like Funeral, Grimfist, Taake, Borknagar and St. Satan. Now, if you've never heard, in my opinion, the case will inquire. Those who had already familiar with, probably, you will be doing, as I had done, a certain idea of \u200b\u200bthe record: you have thought of a black or death metal album? Me too! We were wrong. Yes, because this ensemble spariglia cards and offers us something different. A product thrash metal, with the strongest influences of Motörhead, hence my surprise. Stud Bronson (guitar and vocals), Lust Kilman (guitar), Colt Kane (bass) and Morden (drums) immediately slam us in the face "Mind the Step", a song by thrash tiratissima. Here's what I feel for the rest of the platter. Eleven tracks powerful, fast, play well, ruthless in their gait, their pace and, unfortunately, damn equal among themselves. But it is a Cidda that does not leave indifferent to anything: driving, mixed with anger that the technique has its strong point. Nothing to say about the skill of the quartet. Guitars, drums, bass: all remarkably well done. There is also pretty good guitar solos (not too long nor too short) and battery to much, that I was not a little delighted. However, leaves me a bit 'confused the singer's voice, too monotonous and as a style is in the variety of solutions. Finally, the excellent production: everything you feel like you should. I recommend more emphasis on "When Death Becomes Dangerous" and "Bring Out Your Dead", in my opinion the best, because of a more aggressive character which is not found in the other. I said that I feel the song and that is very similar, to my ears, the greater sin. However, if in other cases it is a source of boredom, this is not that much. The tracks are short and its strong flies off the record straight. Bravi. I would be very curious to see them live, but for now, prepare the cream against tearing the neck, I risparo "Head Up High" and I launch nell'headbanger wildest! (Alberto Merlotti)

(Dark Essence Records)
Score: 80

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Disease Illusion - Reality Behind the Illusions of Life

Yes, yes, Yeah ... I'm still here shaking my head, this is the music that I wanted to hear in this damp winter evening: fresh, melodic, angry, sad. Disease Illusion I have a very young band, formed in 2006 from the ashes of The Reapers, combo Bologna, who has tacked its dall'heavy thrash sound of the beginning of a melodic Scandinavian death. The warm melody from a piano opens "Reality Behind the Illusions of Life", then fortunately we think "Predator" to take off all the guitars of obvious inspiration Children of Bodom attack us with their anger, however, cloaked by the same vein melancholic characterize the intro. Yes, yes and again yes, I feel enhances music written from the heart or at least by those who have a passion for these sounds into the veins. Engaging melodies, inspired guitar licks, pilfered something here and there to various Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates and the result (good) is guaranteed. Our full-bodied continue to grind riff, alternating slow atmospheric, gothic setting with the subsequent "From Ashes to Dust" (the best song of the CD, with his amazing guitar riffs, the solos and fits perfectly clean vocals Fabio Ferrari ) and "The opposed," more oriented Swedish death (Soilwork docet). Good performance under Fabio including its component growl / scream, but in general the performance is appreciable technique of the five children (as always applauded the battery that does not leave a moment's peace). The melancholic arpeggios of "Beyond the Walls of Flaming Universe" serves as an ideal bridge conjunction with the second part of the CD, more aggressive and less stretched and pumped ipermelodici pieces. "Blazing Eclipse breaks that is a pleasure, as well as the subsequent" Reborn from Pain "sees Fabio still struggling with clean vocals. Closes called the orchestral version of "From Ashes to Dust", the more pompous arrangements, but that confirms the goodness of a band that, if supported by a decent production and good promotion, will not take long to explode in the scene national metal. Congratulations! (Francesco Scarci)

(Self)
Rating: 75

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Helllight - …And then, the Light of Consciousness Became Hell…

If up until now have always associated with Brazil in football, beautiful women, sunny beaches or in the music world for Sepultura or sarcophagus, well now, know that the darkness of Hellligth will drop on your head, obscuring the sun in the sky. From San Paolo there came rain clouds that spread the plague from hell wanted this dark duo. Well if this brief introduction, there seemed clear enough, we're talking about a combo, now already at the finish of the third job, given over to a funeral doom that leaves little room for flashes of light. And you can tell immediately with the title of the opening track, "The Light That Brought Darkness" series "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" and with good reason because you are immediately enveloped by a sense of total absence of oxygen, almost lost the senses, numbed by such great desolation. Do you know what the wonderful thing about all this river of sadness that overwhelms us immediately? That is nothing short of enchanting, stunning intensity, amazing for being so unexpected and unpredictable. Russia's Solitude Productions has fished well this time the other side the world with a band that will gain from the first class crystal fanatics genre of funeral doom, and then in my view will open the minds of those who are so biased against one type of sound that, in contrast to what is might believe, you can give exciting moments of music and Helllight are the clear demonstration, with an album that as it may seem unapproachable, (for example, if we think only the extremely long chunks of certificates over 12 minutes) manages to surprise us at every step. Following an excellent opening track mail, able to give us five minutes with the last moments of profound solemnity, with the second "Downfall of the Rain" there dive in heavy sounds that find their greatest impetus in the insert piano placed in the middle piece. Heavy and oppressive, the duo works carioca on our backs with a sound to the edge of legality, made up of powerful guitars and ultra slow to paint high mountains covered with snow, then riff supported by a commendable work of the synth Fabio De Paula (sounds like a soccer player in the Chievo), and a growling powerful that sometimes gives us moments of peace with clean vocals that I recalled the good Nemtheanga Alan, in his appearance in our own Void of Silence. I would like to further mention it for a few glimpses of thick guitar and classical school, they reveal a certain technical preparation of the ACT South America. Final quote for "Children of Doom", my favorite song, which probably shows the side more "ethereal" (pass me the term) of ours, but that sets my adoration for a band that did not know existed until yesterday. Finally, a very bad sin to cover that with our music has little to do. However sublime! (Francesco Scarci)

(Solitude Productions)

Score: 80