Shnate McDuanus Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0tB9I0LY8&feature=related Crushing, brutal, revelatory, cathartic, awe-inspiring--in a word: powerful. Hear for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I really like this band but i wish the vocals weren't so mediocre for DM, they dont really have their own sparkle. But id still give the record a solid 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 I really like this band but i wish the vocals weren't so mediocre for DM, they dont really have their own sparkle. But id still give the record a solid 8/10. I feel that--the vocals are definitely the weak link in this band, but the instrumentation and song structures are just outstanding. I mean, they're definitely one of the most flat-out powerful DM bands I've heard. They manage to do the high-speed thing without sounding stupid like some modern bands, because they actually care about memorability and musical interest, as opposed to just technicality and dissonance. They also manage to be melodic in places without ever really sounding watered-down or becoming self-indulgent, like how a lot of the Gothenburg bands strike me. But yeah, Glen Benton, who did the vocals on Icons of Evil (oh, and all the vocals for Deicide, who I never really cared much for,) never really struck me as that interesting. I mean, he gets the job done, but his vocals are really nothing special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 ca·thar·tic (k-thärtk) n. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative. Is that a nice thing to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 ca·thar·tic (k-thärtk) n. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative. Is that a nice thing to say? Catharsis: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art. You KNOW that's what I meant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Catharsis: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art. You KNOW that's what I meant! I know, you used it as an Adjective and I used the noun. Just some leg pullin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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