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Various
Artists – Oh Say Can You Scream – Screaming Ferret Wreckords Volume One
Review by antiGUY
Various
Artists – Oh Say Can You Scream – Screaming Ferret Wreckords Volume One
Label: Screaming
Ferret Wreckords
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| Tracks:
Meliah Rage – Mind Stalk
Distrust – Breaking the Pain Barrier
Red Right Hand – Good Day To Die
Candy Striper Death Orgy – Atomictivity
Cold Blooded – End it All
Tearabyte – Doom Generation
Disdain – Reign of Terror
Recognizer – Built for Porn
Comadose – Velcro
Suicide Contest – Ballad of Lew Proudfoot
(Manhunter)
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Personally I love compilation discs, often
times you can find little hidden treasures on such CD’s. Independent record
companies have found them to be a valuable vehicle for exposing their artists.
Alas, it worked again as I had only been familiar with only one band featured
on this disc, and only because we recently received their full length CD
to review.
“Oh Say Can You Scream” is the perfect
title for this collection as the disc features music from a wide cross
section of the metal underground. Meliah Rage kick things off with a full
throttle speed metal tune that easily measures up to anything put out by
the major players in the genre. Distrust goes them one heavier with “Breaking
the Pain Barrier” a no-holds-barred death metal symphony. Red Right Hand’s
“Good Day To Die” is good old fashioned power metal with a head banging
riff that gets your blood pumping. Candy Striper Death Orgy offer up their
tune “Atomictivity”, a classic speed metal bone crusher that would do Death
Angel proud. Cold Blooded are death metal heavy weights in the making.
Their contribution here, “End it All”, should grab any serious death metal
fan by the balls and have them screaming for mercy. Tearabyte’s
“Doom Generation” features some killer guitar riffing and Motorhead-esq
vocals, very cool stuff. Disdain’s “Reign of Terror” intro guitar riffs
takes you back to the days when Sabbath reigned supreme, then they kick
into a metal march reminiscent of early Anthrax or Exodus. Recognizer has
a more nu-metal feel to them during the verses than take on a semi-punk
stance for the choruses. Comadose is the only band featured here to venture
into the rap-core genre, if that’s your bag then these guys have a lot
to offer and can stand toe to toe with any other rap-core group on the
scene. Suicide Contest’s “Ballad of Lew Proudfoot (Manhunter)” is a hodgepodge
of styles from the classic 70’s sounding guitar solo to the punkish verses
and power metal riffs; it’s good stuff.
Serious fans of “heavy” metal should definitely
check this compilation out; it’s a strong collection of songs from some
kick ass metal bands that you might not know about. If you know someone
who has been hanging out at the mall a little too much, it might also be
a good idea to pick up a copy for them so they can hear what they’ve been
missing. Think of it as a public service, we can’t have people going
around thinking Limp Bizkit is metal, can we? Show them what the real deal
is all about.
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