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Bane Of
Existence - Bane Of Existence
2001
Track
Listing:
1. Denounced
2. Art Of Fisting
3. Evisceration
4. Iconoclast
5. Cankerous
Line-Up:
Vocals: Doug Rinaldi
Guitars: Jim Ash
Bass: Randy Odiemo
Drums: Mike Butkewicz
Website: www.baneofexistence.com
Shev's Rating: B+
Average Album Rating: B+ |
Shev's Review:
Death metal used to be such a great genre, but was eventually over
saturated with everybody trying to be more brutal than the next guy.
Musicianship and song writing ability were sacrificed for speed and
brutality. There are only a few bands that can pull off being an
interesting brutal death metal outfit these days. Luckily, Bane
Of Existence (previously known as Dismalbio) out of
Massachusetts is one of those bands.
Even though they have a sound all their own,
they also have this strong mix of Coffin Texts meets Dying Fetus
meets Disgorge with a hint of grindcore thrown in for good measure.
The drumming is everything it should be and then some, the guitar is spot-on
ferocious, and the bass is used amazingly well for a death metal band.
Unfortunately, after this release Randy left the band, and he's going to
leave a huge void to be filled. The only weak point to this line-up is
the vocals, which although they are good a low/mid-ranged growl peppered
with some high screams, they sound a little unconfident. It's a very
small blemish from a very good release from this unsigned band. Tight,
refreshing, and energetic...fans of the genre must hunt this down.
Song summaries include...
- Denounced -
Great intro to start a release of this caliber. The drumming in
this is sick, with well placed blast beats that are not overused.
A
- Art Of Fisting -
Not your typical "br00tal death", but this really should
have been longer. A-
- Evisceration -
A little on the generic side, but it has some really solid flares.
Sounds like controlled chaos, and the ending is just plain eerie.
C+
- Iconoclast -
Another great intro. I usually hate songs that start out
blazingly fast just to set-up a slow/mid-paced song, but this is great
overall with some impressive tempo changes. B+
- Cankerous -
The drumming could make an epileptic go into a seizure. Highly
annoying guitar squeals, but a good song to end with overall. B
Shev's Rating: B+
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