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You know what they
say, don't judge a book by its cover.
Exactly the case with Veins Iced Over's
miniCD. I made the same mistake when
I first witnessed the rough-and-ready
or even miserable, pixilated cover.
It may only serve the purpose of a
promo cd and nothing more, since I'm
not pretty sure if this is an official
release, yet again the first impression
always counts. To tell you the truth
I even thought that another clownish
black metal act, a genre I deeply
hate, knocked my front door. Thank
God, Veins Iced Over have nothing
to do with this kind of music. In
fact, their musical content took me
by surprise.
The Americans unleash
a powerful sample of aggressively
speedy heavy metal. Imagine something
close to Judas Priest of the "Painkiller"
era, Primal Fear, Iced Earth and the
likes. Their tunes are absolutely
astonishing. Crispy riffs, thunderous
solo parts, energetic rhythm section,
the main ingredients of this up tempo
3-track installment. The structure
of the songs is a bit awkward, nothing
to make you worry though. I mean sometimes
the couplet last longer or it seems
that the songs is consisted only of
different couplets and no refrains.
Nevertheless that doesn't say much.
Their music is more than breathtaking.
There are some things
though that fall into the "love
it or hate it" category and
that's usually a double-edged
knife for a band. For instance the
rough and trebling old-school production.
I personally have no problem with
it, even though I'd prefer a more
polished one, but some may think otherwise.
Another example is Voz's vocal delivery,
pretty awkward if you ask me. His
voice is not the problem, which by
the way can be described as Ralf Scheepers
in the rough, but the way he sings,
sometimes even out of tone and sometimes
non-stop. Again not a big problem,
but a warning sign anyhow.
I don't really know
whether this release is available
or not, you should contact the band
at www.veinsicedover.com
for more info. As far as I'm concerned,
Veins Iced Over is among the most
pleasant surprises for 2007 and a
band with great potential. I predict
this 3-track miniCD to be a collector's
item in some years from now some,
so grab your copy as soon as possible. |
