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The thrash metal
genre used to be my favorite one 7
years ago. But since then my likings
on metal music have changed a lot.
I still listen to thrash/death metal
groups but I am very selective with
this style. In fact, I haven't stopped
listening to thrash metal music or
like it, but the last few years there
is a plague upon it called "lack
of qualitative groups and compositions".
This plague has forced me to double
check any new release before I decide
to buy it.
KAOS have found the
medicine and cured themselves from
the plague. They call it "Kaos
Among Us" and my lab analysis
revealed its secret ingredients. It
is consisted of: technicality on all
aspects, powerful guitars by Stacey
Murray and Joe Loescher, with catchy
heavy riffs that are producing a massive
solid sound, convincing and leading
rhythm section, referring to Jay Figueroa's
and Burton Ortega's bass and drums
playing respectively, and very aggressive,
always close to hardcore, vocals by
Jason Durnell (imagine something close
to Phil Anselmo). The last ingredient
is the main feature of modern thrash
groups and I believe it is responsible
for some serious side effects on the
genre, so in my opinion they can replace
them with the good old thrash metal
vocals, like they used to be in the
80's and early 90's, and a thrash
singer like Jason has the ability
to accomplish this. I have written
before that I am very choosy when
it comes to vocalists and I really
believe that a thrash metal band needs
more screaming vocals, just like Mille's
from Kreator or Slayer's Tom Araya.
Nevertheless the
whole project is surely one of the
best and most aggressive thrash metal
albums I've heard the last few years.
I must also make a special reference
to the layout of the cd, a really
excellent digipak edition, not to
mention the promotional package!!!
Professional work indeed!!! That's
the reason why I really believe this
is a group of great potential and
they will reach high levels. They
have true bussinesslike attitude.
They really like and believe in what
they do and judging by the way they
are trying to spread their music,
I make out their will to achieve great
things. They offer to the public something
more than an ordinary cd case and
taking into account that they are
not on a contract with a big label,
this is a great and attractable thing
to do.
I will close this
review with the best description I've
read about KAOS' music and it is taken
from their biography: "The music
they deliver has a heavy attack, an
extremely aggressive vocal style with
a punishing guitar sound, grooving
bass and well rounded drumming".
Do you need me to say more?
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