Metal Blade Records Rocks the Miami Manatees

Metal Blade Records Rocks the Miami Manatees

By Tidalshark First of all, before you purchase this sampler, you should have some sort of liking for heavy metal music. If you don't, then there is nothing on here that's going to interest you in any way. Also, if you dislike your kids listening to "devil music" don't buy this for the them either. That being said... So many metal bands these days seem to think that vomiting their lyrics is the only way to sing. Someone please tell Six Feet Under that vomiting the phrase "Bringer of Blood" over and over again does not make for an interesting song. "Contagion" has some phenominal music in it, but is ruined by its vocal track. I'm not sure if "Blood to Walk" is a vampire song or a drug abuse song. Doesn't suffer from the Vomiting Lyrics syndrom, but it really did nothing for me. If you liked "Bringer of Blood", you'll like "Face of Destruction" and "Down the Slopes of Death". Although the Amon Amarth track is far superior lyrically to Six Feet Under's offering. Anvil's "Blood on the Ice" is a description of a hockey game that would have made the bloodythirsy fans behind me truely estatic. It's also a chuckle to listen too. It does however suffer from being disjointed musically. I was hoping I would like Lizzy Borden's "Lord of the Flies" (only because of all the cliques) and I did. Besides, they didn't vomit the lyrics. It was a refreshing break from the previous songs. This one should defintely make it's way to the arena play list. Kind of like Styx gone heavy metal. As I Lay Dying's "The Beginning" is pretty indistinquisable from all the rest of the vomiting lyric songs. Cannibal Corpse's "Strangled"...is kind of another problem we run across here. A lot of the band shave to use blood and death and destruction as part of their themes an the chances are, none of these have actually lived their lives this way. In listening to "Strangled" I have to wonder if they ever actually went out and read any True Crimes stories dealing with stranglers. It just didn't strike me as being realistic. I am a big fan of True Crime stories and if you read "I - The Creation of a Serial Killer" and then listen to this song, you'll see what I mean about it not coming off realistically. 40 Grits' "No Giving in" starts out the better part of album (IMO), Not a great song, but it's not to pretentious either. Fates Warning's "One" is kind of interesting. It's good musically and the lyrics don't ruin it. I enjoyed the next three tracks as well, which are "Losing Groud" (Engine), "The Pillar" (Armored Saint) and "Mourning in Magenta" (Beyond the Embrace) could all be played at the arena as they have good energy and the lyrics aren't highly objectionable. Brainstorm's "Highs without Lows" I really liked and might actually spring for the album. It would be really good driving music. "Soul Massiah" sounds like a really good tune but suffers from the vomit lyric syndrom again. Still, the vocal track is not overwhelming the musical tracks, so you can kind of ignore it. King's X "Black Like Sunday" is another bit I really liked. Kind of laid back for a metal song though, this is almost middle of the road rock. The Heavils' "Falling Apart" is like a little harder version of Offspring. I think they have some potential here. Reminds me in a way of early punk. Anyway, I don't know, maybe you like vomiting lyrics and I hope this little review doesn't offend you if you do. But on the whole I think the sampler was worth it's purchase price (which is $5.00). Web posted on Nov. 9, 2003		Home News Booster Club Roster Schedule Photos Links Email: [email protected] 2-Minute Minor A Hockey Blog Hockey Autographs! This article is copyright 2003 by Animal Antix Designs. All Rights Reserved.

By Tidalshark

First of all, before you purchase this sampler, you should have some sort of liking for heavy metal music. If you don't, then there is nothing on here that's going to interest you in any way.

Also, if you dislike your kids listening to "devil music" don't buy this for the them either.

That being said...

So many metal bands these days seem to think that vomiting their lyrics is the only way to sing. Someone please tell Six Feet Under that vomiting the phrase "Bringer of Blood" over and over again does not make for an interesting song. "Contagion" has some phenominal music in it, but is ruined by its vocal track.

I'm not sure if "Blood to Walk" is a vampire song or a drug abuse song. Doesn't suffer from the Vomiting Lyrics syndrom, but it really did nothing for me.

If you liked "Bringer of Blood", you'll like "Face of Destruction" and "Down the Slopes of Death". Although the Amon Amarth track is far superior lyrically to Six Feet Under's offering.

Anvil's "Blood on the Ice" is a description of a hockey game that would have made the bloodythirsy fans behind me truely estatic. It's also a chuckle to listen too. It does however suffer from being disjointed musically.

I was hoping I would like Lizzy Borden's "Lord of the Flies" (only because of all the cliques) and I did. Besides, they didn't vomit the lyrics. It was a refreshing break from the previous songs. This one should defintely make it's way to the arena play list. Kind of like Styx gone heavy metal.

As I Lay Dying's "The Beginning" is pretty indistinquisable from all the rest of the vomiting lyric songs.

Cannibal Corpse's "Strangled"...is kind of another problem we run across here. A lot of the band shave to use blood and death and destruction as part of their themes an the chances are, none of these have actually lived their lives this way. In listening to "Strangled" I have to wonder if they ever actually went out and read any True Crimes stories dealing with stranglers. It just didn't strike me as being realistic. I am a big fan of True Crime stories and if you read "I - The Creation of a Serial Killer" and then listen to this song, you'll see what I mean about it not coming off realistically.

40 Grits' "No Giving in" starts out the better part of album (IMO), Not a great song, but it's not to pretentious either.

Fates Warning's "One" is kind of interesting. It's good musically and the lyrics don't ruin it.

I enjoyed the next three tracks as well, which are "Losing Groud" (Engine), "The Pillar" (Armored Saint) and "Mourning in Magenta" (Beyond the Embrace) could all be played at the arena as they have good energy and the lyrics aren't highly objectionable.

Brainstorm's "Highs without Lows" I really liked and might actually spring for the album. It would be really good driving music.

"Soul Massiah" sounds like a really good tune but suffers from the vomit lyric syndrom again. Still, the vocal track is not overwhelming the musical tracks, so you can kind of ignore it.

King's X "Black Like Sunday" is another bit I really liked. Kind of laid back for a metal song though, this is almost middle of the road rock.

The Heavils' "Falling Apart" is like a little harder version of Offspring. I think they have some potential here. Reminds me in a way of early punk.

Anyway, I don't know, maybe you like vomiting lyrics and I hope this little review doesn't offend you if you do.

But on the whole I think the sampler was worth it's purchase price (which is $5.00).

Web posted on Nov. 9, 2003

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