Ok,
now here is something I didn't
expect to listen to at the age of
2009. To make a long story short
Chain Reaction rocks! What we have
here is old school American thrash.
Bands that come to mind are Sacred
Reich, Testament of the "Low" and
"Demonic" era etc, really heavy stuff
that gave me a stiff neck back in
the day! The southern element is
really strong in this one with guitar
tunes and solos that bring Darell
in mind. I was actually surprised
to find out that this is a polish
band because their sound is 100%
American. At an age where metal sound
keeps evolving, the American scene
sounds more and more swedish, industrial
and orchestra elements are introduced,
there are some relatively new bands
out there that quite in fact like
to explore the very origins of metal
and manage to stand out! Because
if you don't have something new to
offer, then your music must be humongous
to stand out! And I'd say "Vicious
Circl"e may not be humongous but
they certainly are on the right track.
But let's
go into the album and talk about
the songs. So the album begins with
meaningless really short introduction
that passes on to "Everlasting Fear". Really
strong track with some vocal lines
that brought to mind Phil Rind! So
this song sums up the entire album,
groovy riffs, mid-paced, really catchy
rhythm and tons of headbanging! The
vocals are great and the straight
out of cowboys from hell solo just
blew me away! The variation from
fast to slower pace is done and then
fast again is being performed magnificently
and allows them to introduce some
true metal melody, melody made completely
by the guitar, the very legacy of
Metallica. The rest of the album
flows on in a similar way, with songs
like "Worlds of War", "Values", "Inner
Struggle", "Phantom of
Life" and
"Stark Reality" to stand
out.
Ok, I could go
on and on talking about points I
really like in this one and bands
it brings to my mind, but, to sum
this up, I'd say
this is the real deal. These guys
had tough luck they are originated
from Poland and not the US, because
they could and should share a stage
with Chimaira, Lamb of God and other
grandiose bands of the genre. This
is for sure one of the best albums
out there and it will keep me company
for a long time.
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