Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Frankenshred/Cauldron Of Evil/Metal On Metal Records/2009 CD Review


  Frankenshred  are  a  band  from  Arizona  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  aggressive  mixture  of  power, speed  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2009  album  "Cauldron  Of  Evil"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  no  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  with  some  bass  leads  being  utilized  at  times.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  thrash,  power  and  speed  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  talented sounding  power/thrash/speed  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals a re  all  clean  singing  power/thrash  metal  vocals  along  with  a  brief  use  of  growls  being  utilized  on  one  song,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  dark,  hateful and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Frankenshred  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  power,  thrash,  and  speed  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Pray  For  Your  Sins"  "Cauldron  Of  Evil"  "The  Devil's  Eye"  and  "Play  To  Win".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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