Redneck/Possession/Eolin Empire/2013 ZCD Review

  Redneck  are  a  1  man  band  from  Portland,  Oregon  that  plays  a  harsh  form  of  noise  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2013  album  "Possession"  which  was  released  by  Eolian  Empire.

  "Possession  I"  opens  up  with  natural  sounding  noises  and  a  minute later  harsh  power  electronics  start  to  slowly  kick  in  and  get  more  loud  and  brutal as  time  goes  on  by  and  towards  the  end  you  can  hear  some  loud  distortion  and  deep  demonic  growls  and   screams.

  "Possession  II"  begins  with  harsh  noises  and  brutal  sounding  power  electronics  and  as  time  goes  on  by  the  music  starts  getting  more  dark  and  experimental  sounding  and  after  10  minutes  heavy  reverb  and  distortion  are  added  into  the  music  along  with  some  crazy  growls  and  screams.

  Song  themes  cover  possession,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  harsh,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  along  with  bot  of  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Redneck  are  a  very  great  sounding  harsh  noise  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Possession  II".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Leviathan/Behold To Nothing, Braver Since Then/Stonefellowship Recordings/2014 CD Review

  Leviathan  are  a  band  from  Colorado  that  plays  a  progressive  form  of  power  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Behold  To  Nothing,  Braver  Since  Then"  which  was  released  by  Stonefellowship  Recordings.

  "Ephermal  Cathexis"  which  is  the  intro  for  the  album  opens  up  with  dark  sound  effects  and  spoken  word  parts  as  well  as  some  synths  to  start  off  the  album.  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  guitar  leads.

  "A  Shephards  Work"  which  is  also  the  first  real  song  on  the  album  begins  up  with  heavy,  melodic  and  progressive  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  adding  in  bass  guitars  and  melodic  vocals  which  also  leads  up  to  some  guitar  leads  coming  in  and  out  of  the  music  and  the  song  closes  with  spoken  word  parts.

  "Intristic  Contemptment"  opens  up  with  drum  programming  and  clean  guitars  and  you  can  hear  guitar  leads  in  the  background  which  get  even  more  powerful  once  the  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  real  drums  kick  in  in  along  with  some  bass  guitars  before  adding  in  vocals.

  "Overture  of  Exasperation"  which  is  an  instrumental  starts  up  with  synths  and  violins  and  is  under  2  minutes  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  bass  which  also  leads  to  drum  beats  kicking  in.  

  "Creatures  Of  Habit"  begins  with  synths,  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  adding  in  vocals  and  getting  a  little  heavier  along  with  bass  guitars,  a  couple  of  minutes  later  there  is  a  brief  use  of  classical  guitars  being  added  into  the  music  along  with  some  spoken  word  parts for  a  couple  of  minutes  before  getting  heavy  again.

  "Solitude  Begets  Ignorance"  starts  up  with  dark  sounding  synths  and  spoken  word  parts a s  well  as  elements  of  electronic  music  and  drum  beats  which  also  leads  up  to  guitar  solos  and  leads  kicking  in.

  "A  Testament  For  Non  Believers"  kicks  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs as  well  as  some  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  violins  coming  in  before  adding  in  vocals  and  a  couple  of  minutes  later  acoustic  guitars  are  added  into  the  music  along  with  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "If  the  Devil  Does'nt  Exist"  comes  in  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  and  you  can  hear  some  sound  effects  and  a  couple  of  minutes later  spoken  word  samples  and  acoustic  guitars  are  added  in  as  well  as  some  guitar  leads,  halfway  through  the  song  melodic  vocals  finally  start  to  kick  in.

  "Magical  Pills  Provided"  breaks  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  as  well  as  some  bass  guitars  and  violins  and  a  minute  later  avant  garde  sounds  and  spoken  word  samples  are  added  in  along  with  some  acoustic  guitars  shortly  after  that  and  towards  the  end  guitar  solos  and  leads  make  their  presence  known.  

  "Thumbing  Your  Nose  At  Those  Who  Oppose"  hits  it  off  with  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  bass  as  well  as  some  drums  before  adding  in  spoken  word  parts  and  melodic  vocals  and  a  minute  later  bass  guitars  and  guitar  leads  are  added  in.

  "Empty  Vessel  Of  Faith"  is  introduced  with  sound  effects  and  spoken  word  samples  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  as  well  as  some  bass  which  also  leads  to  the  guitar  riffing  getting  more  melodic  along  with  some  solos  and  leads,  halfway  through  the  song  clean  guitars  become  a  part  of  the  music.

  "Words  Borrowed  Wings"  is  brought  in  with  violins  and  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  adding  in  melodic  vocals  and  a  few  seconds  alter  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  to  come  in  and  out.

  "Bettering  Darklighter"  makes  its  way  in  with  sound  effects  and  samples  as  well  as  some  spoken  word  parts  and  the  song  is  very  short  and  under  2  minutes.

  "Misanthrope  Exhumed"  brings  its  way  in  with  acoustic  guitars  and  tribal  drum  beats  and  a  few  seconds  alter  melodic  vocals  start  to  kick  in  along  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  that  also  utilize  some  melody.

  "Beholden  To  Nothing"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  kicks in  with  tribal  style  drum  beats  and  electronic  music  elements  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  a  minute  alter  vocals  and  acoustic  guitars  become  a  part  of  the  song  while  also  remaining  heavy  at  the  same  time  and  as  time  goes  on  by  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  finally  added  in  before  adding  in  spoken  word  parts  later  on.

  Song  lyrics  cover  social,  religion  and  moral  issues,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  as  well  as  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Leviathan  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive/power  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Shephards  Work"  "Creatures  Of  Habit"  "Magical  Pills  Provided"  and  "Beholden  To  Nothing".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.                         

Doom's Day/The Devil's Eyes/PRC Music/2014 CD Review

  Doom's  Day  are  a  band  from  Quebec,  Canada  that  plays  an  occult  mixture  of  heavy  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "The  Devil's  Eyes"  which  was  released  by  PRC  Music.

  "The  Offering"  which  is  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  as  well  as  some  keyboards  which  leads  up  to  the  melodic  vocals  kick  in  along  with  some  aggressive  elements  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music.

  "Cathedral  Of  Lies"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs,  keyboards  and  drums  as  well  as  some  melodic  guitar  riffing  which  also  leads  to  vocals  kicking  in  and  towards  the  end  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music along  with  some  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars.

  "The  Outsider"  opens  up  with  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs,  keyboards  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  vocals  make  their  way  into  the  music  which  also  leads  up  to  guitar  solos  and  leads  coming  in  and out  of  the  music.

  "The  Devil's  Eyes"  which  is  also  the  title  track  on  the  album  begins  with  heavy  and  dark  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some drums  and  keyboards  which  leads  up  to  some  vocals  kicking  in    and  a  minute  alter  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  into  the  music.

  "Watery  Grave"  starts  up  with  evil  sounding  keyboards  before  adding in  some  heavy,  melodic  and  dark  sounding  old  school  metal  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  bring  in  the  clean  singing  melodic  vocals  and  halfway  through  the  song  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  in  briefly  and  also  bring  in  more  classic  metal  elements  and  the  song  closes  with  the  keyboards.

  "Lost  Soul"  kicks  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  vocals  start  to  kick  in  and  a  few  seconds  evil  keyboards  start  to  kick  in  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  which  also slows down  the  music  and  add  in  elements  of  doom  metal.

  "Ave  Satanas"  comes  in  with  soft  and  clean  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  a  few  seconds  alter  keyboards  start  to  kick  in  as  well  as  some  melodic  clean  singing  vocals  shortly  after  that  which  also  brings  in  a  small amount  of  guitar  leads.

  "Crush  the  Cross"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  with  a  bass  guitar  lead  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs,  keyboards  and  drums  as  well  as  going  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  vocals  and  a  minute  alter  guitar  solos  and  leads  become  a  part  of  the  song.

  Song  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Luciferian,  occult  and  Anti  Christian  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Doom's  Day  are  a  very  great  sounding  occult  mixture  of  heavy  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cathedral  Of  Lies"  "The Devil's Eyes"  and  "Crush  the  Cross".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

El Drugstore Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Now that Plague Ship is finished we're focused on writing new material. We have about an EP's worth of ideas that weren't finished in time for Plague Ship that we're rounding into form. The plan is to complete an EP using that material and then start working on the next full length immediately. We already have a few ideas for that one as well.

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how does it differ from the previous  releases?

It's similar to our first EP but with less improvised elements. That was a big part of our sound when we started out and we've transitioned away from that a little bit. But the material on this record still has that muscular cartoon music vibe that we tend to play naturally.

3.Currently the music is all instrumental are you planning on vocals in the future?

I'd be very surprised but never say never. I used to play in another band with Seth (drums) called East of the Wall, and that band started out as all instrumental and eventually added vocals. But I think that music lent itself better to vocals than the El Drugstore material does. So who knows?

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name El Drugstore?

Ro (bass) and I took a road trip in college and we ended up at this place called South of the Border. It's this crazy Mexican-themed truck stop on the border of North and South Carolina. If you drive on I-95 in that area there are signs for it just about ever mile or so. After seeing so many signs we were so pumped up to finally see it and then we get there and it's a total shit hole. So we're exploring the place and it's just depressing, and we happen upon the gift shop and it's called El Drugstore. We just thought that was some really hilarious Spanglish, and we decided in that moment that some day we would name a band El Drugstore. Many years later when we started jamming with Seth it became obvious that that was the name we had to use.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

We've had opportunities to play with a lot of awesome bands in our time, and we're extremely grateful for that. Probably the one that stands out the most was a local show we did with Dysrhythmia, Loincloth and our buddies sydbarrett. Dysrhythmia is collectively one of our favorite bands of all time. We weren't too familiar with Loincloth at the time and I'm pretty sure that was their first live show ever, but they absolutely leveled the place. It was really amazing to share a stage locally with so many bands we respect and look up to.

As far as our stage performance, I think the goal is for it to be aggressive and disorienting. There's certainly a physical component to it, but I think we really let the music do the talking for us.

6.Do you have any touring plans for the new album?

Not really. We have a cool local show lined up for our record release that will be with Zevious and some other great bands that we're still determining. We'll probably do something in Brooklyn in the next few months too and then after that we'll see. We all have a lot of stuff going on in our lives outside of music so we really only play live when a really cool opportunity presents itself. 

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of underground music?

The response has generally been positive. Our music is clearly not for everyone, but it seems like most people who have stumbled upon us have enjoyed what they heard. If nothing else, our music is sort of funny a lot of the time, so you don't necessarily have to love heavy or complicated music to dig what we're doing at least a little bit. Seth still plays in East of the Wall, and our connection to that band through the two of us has given us a nice core group of people who follow pretty much everything the various members of that band move on to. So we really had a leg up even though we don't tour or play out all that much.

8.Are there any other musical projects besides this band?

Right now I'm focusing all my energy on this project. I have a few other ideas I'm kicking around to work on eventually, but for the moment I'm really enjoying focusing my creative energy on one thing. Ro plays a ton outside of this band, but mostly jazz gigs. Seth is still playing in East of the Wall and they are super active, so that takes up a lot of his time. He also has another project in the works with some people who will be familiar faces to those who have followed our lineage.

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

The next EP is going to be somewhat similar since it's going to be comprised of ideas that weren't finished for this album. The full length after that is going to be quite different I think. My goal is for it to be darker and less cartoon-y, but still have it sounds like us. I think the material I have stored up for that record is already moving in that direction. We'll see what actually comes to fruition though. I will be happy with whatever direction our creativity takes us in.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

There are a ton of bands that we have drawn from individually, but as a band I'd say our biggest influences are Dysrhythmia, Stinking Lizaveta, Breadwinner, The Rollins Band and then a lot of jazz stuff like Ornette Coleman, Rashaan Roland Kirk and Masada. We don't think about any of those things consciously when we're writing but I can hear those elements in our music.

I can't speak for the rest of the guys, but recently I've been listening to a lot of Gorguts, Kayo Dot, Zevious, Otis Redding and Big Business.

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

We're all pretty passionate about craft beer and like to enjoy a nice one during rehearsal. That's about the only place our non-music interests intersect. We're all very different people but we enjoy each others company and enjoy playing together.

12.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks for taking the time. Cheers!

Remissions/Survivalist/2013 12 Inch Review

  Remissions  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  and  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  12  inch  "Survivalist".

  "Indifference"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  12  inch  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  speeding  up  and  adding  in  hardcore  style  vocals  and  after  awhile t he  music  goes  into  a  more  mid  paced  direction  and  then  alternates  between  fast  and  mid  paced  sections  as  well  as  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  melody.

  "The  March"  begins  with  drums  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  a  few  seconds  later  vocals  start  to  kick  in  along  with  a  small  amount  of  noisy  sounding  guitar  leads  in  the  background  which  also  utilize  some  melody  which  is  also  added  into  the  guitar  riffing  towards  the  end.

  "Fail  Safe"  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  that  also  utilize  some  melody  along  with  some  drums  and  guitar  leads  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  before  the  music  speeds  up  and  adds  in  some  vocals  and  towards  the  end  the  music  goes  into  a  more  slow  and  sludge  style  direction.

  "Iron  Cage"  starts  up  with  heavy  bass  guitar  playing  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  vocals  and  a  few  seconds  alter  the  music  slows  down  and  you  can  hear  some  clean  playing  in  the  background  while  also  remaining  heavy  and  the  same  time  along  with  some  stoner/sludge  style  guitar  leads  being  utilized  for  a  few  seconds.  

  "Cluster  Fuck"  kicks  in  with  distorted  guitar  sounds  which  also  leads  to  some  heavy  sludge  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  before  adding  in  drums  as  well  as  going  into  a  more  fast  hardcore  direction  and  adding  in  hardcore  style  vocals  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  the  background  and  towards  the end  melody  is  added  into  the  guitar  riffing.

  "Inheritance"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  12  inch  begins  with  heavy  and  fast  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  hardcore  style  vocals  and  a  few  seconds  alter  bass  along  with  guitar  solos  and  leads  kick  in.

  Song  lyrics  cover  everyday  themes,  while  the production 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  Remissions  are  a  very  great sounding  mixture  of  hardcore  and  sludge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Indifference" "Iron  Cage"  and  "Inheritance".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

         

El Drugstore/Plague Ship/Nefarious Industries/2013 CD Review

  El  Drugstore  are  a  band  from  New  Jersey  that  plays  an  instrumental  form  of  freak  out  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Plague  Ship'  which  was  released  by  Nefarious  Industries.

  "Tell  Them  I  Said  Something"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  clean  yet  distorted  getting  riffs  before  adding  in  drums  and  heavier  guitars  as  well  as  some  bass  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melody  being  utilized  in  the  song.

  "Hipster  Tits"  begins  with   distorted  noises  before  adding  in  fast,  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  as  well  as  some  avant  garde  elements  which  also  leads  up  to  some  experimental  rock  style  guitar  leads  which  also  leads  up  to  a  mixture  of  clean  and  heavy  parts.

  "Enthusiastic  Corruption  Of  the  Public  Good"  opens  up  with  heavy  bass  guitars,  drums  and  distorted  amplifier  sounds  as  well  as  some  regular  guitar  leads  which  also  mix  in  progressive  style  guitar riffing  and  towards  the  end  the  music  starts  to  speed  up  in  certain  sections  of  the  song.

  "Fascinating  Underpants"  starts  up  with  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  as  well  as  some  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  and  halfway  through  the  song  guitar  leads  are  added  in  briefly.

  "By  What  Ill-Begotten   Means  Have  You  Procured  This"  kicks  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  which  also  utilize  some  melody  along  with  some  drums  before  speeding  up  and  going  into  a  faster  direction  for  a  few  seconds  before  slowing  down  and  adding in  guitar  leads  and  the  song  closes  with  fast  riffs  and  blast  beats  from  the  drums.

  "The  Natives  Are  Getting  Useless"  comes  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  which  also  utilize  some  melody  along  with  some  drums  and  after  awhile  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  song  along  with  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  as  well  as  small  amount  of  fast  riffing.  

  "Tokyo  Assault"  is  introduced  with  tribal  style  drums  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  regular  drums  and  a  minute  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  to  come  in  and  out  of  the  song    

  "Wheel  Of  Sadness"  is  brought  in  with  drums  before  adding  in  some  fast,  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  before  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  adding  in  a brief  use  of  guitar  leads.

  "Pandemonium  In  The Box"  makes  its  way  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  that  also  utilize  some  melody  along  with  some  drums  and  a  minute  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Steakback"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  begins  with  distorted  amp  drones  which  also  leads  up  to  some  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  along  with  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  before  getting  heavy  again  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  some  melody  before  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  solos  and  leads.

  Song  lyrics  are  all  absent  from  the  recording  with  all  of  the  music  being  instrumental,  while  the  production  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  El  Drugstore  are  a  very  great  sounding  instrumental  freak  out  metal/rock  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Tell  Them  I  Said  Something"  "Fascinating  Underpants"  "Wheel  Of  Sadness"  and  "Steakback".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.        

  

Halberd/Ruthless Game/Metal Scrap Records/2013 EP Review

   Halberd  are  a  band  from  Russia  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  thrash  metal  with  elements  of  melodic  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  ep  "Ruthless  Game'  which  was  released  by  Metal  Scrap  Records.

  "Intro"  starts  up  the  album  with  a  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  bass  guitars  which  are  also  heavily  influenced  by  thrash  and  after  a  while  a  small  amount  of  guitar  leads  and  clean  playing  are  added  in.

  "Wicked  Patterns"  the  first  real  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  old  school  thrash  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  some  thrash  style  vocals  that  are  in  between  being  aggressive  and  melodic  and  after  awhile  the  guitar  riffing  starts  utilizing  more  melody  as  well  as  bringing  in  some  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Army  Of  Reproachers"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  which also  leads  up  to  some  thrash  style  vocals  and  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  there  is  a  brief  sue  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized.

  "Ruthless  Game"  which  is  also  the  title  track  of  the  album  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  before  adding  in  the  thrash  style  vocals  which  have  a  power  metal  influence  to them  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  aggressive  screams  and  you  can  hear  some  melody  being  added  into  the  guitar  riffing  before  adding  in  solos  and  leads.

  "The  Time  Of  Temptation"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some solos  and  leads  a  few  seconds  later  which  leads  up  to  the  power/thrash  metal  vocals  that  utilize  some  aggressive  screams  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  some  melody.

      

  Song  lyrics  cover  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  ep.

  In  my  opinion  Halberd  are  a  very  great  sounding  thrash  metal  band,  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musicla  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Wicked  Patterns"  and  "Ruthless  Game".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.