Band:
David Rosa Vocals
Ricardo Albino Guitars
Pedro Faustino Guitars
Pedro Veigas Bass
Pedro Costa Drums
Discography:
Confront Hate EP (2007)
Guests:
Info
Produced by the band and recorded by guitarist Ricardo Albino at Full of Noise studios in Faro – Portugal
Released 3/7-2011
Reviewed 2/8-2011
Links:
confronthate.com
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They are described by general opinion that I have found, as groove metal, which of course means that they are playing a type of death or thrash metal with a more groovy sound, easily put. That means energetic chugging riffing with a strong sense of melody and also a base of catchiness in the music. But it is not only that, they are not just another groove metal band, they do have a bit of variation up there sleeves as well. It is not only the genre typical chugging riffs, there are some flowing guitar lines as well to add some variation and additional musical depth to the album. The production made by the band themselves is up to date and has a sound that is to be expected within the genre, I would say a mature and well thought through sound. The album in full has eight tracks and I have no real idea how long it is but would guess at around 45 minutes or so.
I would say that they are quite good, the music has a lot of nice rhythm and groove, the melodies are nice and the overall feel is that this is a product of good quality. Sure it is not the best album I have ever heard but neither is it the worst, it holds a good quality throughout the entire album. All the songs are quite good and I would say that none of them is a real disappointment, but then neither of the songs is a blasting real hit either it feels more like a general high quality feel with no real standout in any direction. The thing though that makes it work well as something to spend a while listening to is that the variation in the songs is quite good, the stylistic spread works well to keep interest up while listening. However, I cannot say that any song or any one things gets to you, is anything you want to take with you, the thing that remain with you when the music stops is a feeling of “this was good” but then there is nothing more.
Therefore I will verdict this album as being a very nice debut, not as fantastic as the one I reviewed yesterday but a good one nonetheless. I feel they need to be a bit braver and dare to make real standout material that might fail if they want to improve over time and make a real blast of an album. This album feels really good as something you play in the background, not something I take to heart but maybe that is just the genre. If you like groove metal or any of the said similar bands you should really check this album out because it is very good. Maybe not as much madness as I had hoped but a collection of eight good songs is never wrong.
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