Monday, April 22, 2013

The Rabid Whole/Refuge/Bonesdale Records/2012 CD Review


  The  Rabid  Whole  are  a  band  from  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada  that  plays  a  mixture  of  metal,  industrial  and  alternative  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Refuge"  which  was  released  by  Boneshade  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  no  blast  beats  being  present  on t his  recording,  while  the  synths  and  samples  bring  elements  of  industrial  and  electronica  to  the  recording,  as  for  the  bass  guitar  it  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.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to fast  riffs  that  combine  metal,  industrial  and  alternative  rock  together  to  create  a  sound  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  clean  singing  vocals  with  some  female  back  up's  being  used  at  times  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover    dark  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  The  Rabid  Whole  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  metal,  industrial  and  alternative  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Future"  "New  System"  "Stargazer"  and  "Refuge".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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