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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 - Random Band Destruction
Thrash Metal / Germany-
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Inventor Of Evil
AFM Records - 2005Reviews
- Review - 16.04.2011
Inventor Of Evil Review
After the 1999 reunion with Schmier at the vocals once again, Destruction seems even more dominating and destructive. All Hell Breaks Loose and The Antichrist displayed a terrific power demonstration by a band that definitely reconquered the long sought after thrash metal dominance, while the always good Metal Discharge went back in production to be more bounded to a certain 80s influence, as the songs lost a bit of anger but just a bit. With this 2005 album, Inventor of Evil, the first thing we can notice is the production that returned to high levels even without being the extremely massive one on those two albums I mentioned before.
“Soul Collector” welcomes us with a fucking heavy mid-paced part that lasts for few moments. There’s just the time to warm up and the restart is behind the corner. The riffs are raw and massive as the very first vocal parts enter: the time has never passed for Schmier and his childish tonality is always there to disturb our dreams. The blind fury of the band reaches the limit during the fast chorus in which the drummer puts out few blast beats! Unbelievable. “The Defiance Will Remain” is nothing but another brick on the teeth. The tempo never slows down and Mike is just relentless in putting out so many riffs. Sometimes they are even a bit dissonant with a progressive touch. Don’t be surprised because the band experimented this also in the past and this is actually very good to give variety without losing anything in impact, even during the more mid-paced sections.
The atmosphere is particularly gloomy, also because sometimes we can meet distorted vocals on the background as “Alliance of the Hellhoundz” enters with all its guests on vocals. The progression is a mid-paced one, throwing more importance on the groove. At the end, here what it’s important is to give the right evidence to the guests. So, we can find good performances by Biff (Saxons), Speed (Soilwork) and Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir) among the others. The song itself is nothing particular and at times the vocals don’t suit at all, being a bit forced. To increase the intensity we can find truly detonations like “No Man’s Land” or the punkish “Twist of Fate”.
“The Calm before the Storm” contains dark arpeggios and sudden restarts. The chorus is always quite catchy as the intensity remains unvaried and I want to remark the very good bass drums work here. “The Chosen Ones” continues on the same style and the bass drums work is again devastating. The structures are quite varied without being astounding and sometimes the riffs are not that memorable. The choruses tend to be similar but the viciousness here almost deletes these imperfections. “Dealer of Hostility” is the classic filler here, being a quite mediocre attempt to modern thrash. The tempo is slower and the riffs are always the same.
“Under Surveillance” displays again a great drums work but we remain just on decent levels. Surely the first two songs on this album are the best so far. A more modern touch is audible on “Seeds of Hate”, especially on the riffs but it seems that the intensity is going down. “Killing Machine” adds more dynamism; the tempo is again faster and convincing. Mike is the monster that puts out all those riffs. “Memories of Nothingness” ends this album in a quite calm way, without forgetting the always dark touch. All things considered, the first songs are the best if you love Destruction. The rest is not bad but not at the same levels of the previous efforts. Few parts sound a bit tired even if we must give credit to this band for being always with ous, even after 25 years of metal.
Source: Darkcavalry | Date: 16.04.2011 | Read: 263 | Comments (0) |
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