BENEDICTION - killing music 2008

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BENEDICTION - Killing music 2008
(concerto em corroios dia 24 outubro 2008)

Expect nothing less than a dirty bastard of punching Death Metal, crusting punk and in your face songwriting! If an album is worth seven years of wait, then it..s definitely "Killing Music"!

Well, the album everything you could expect and even a bit more. Still raw Death Metal, but this time the Punk..n..Crust influences are definitely more dominant than ever – also resulting in two cover songs of the legends BROKEN BONES and AMEBIX. For these songs, BENEDICTION invited several guests: Jock (GBH), Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER), Kelly Shaefer (ATHEIST), Billy Gould (ex-FAITH NO MORE), The Fog (FROST), Markus Staiger (NUCLEAR BLAST owner) and Thorsten Zahn (METAL HAMMER Germany).

" Killing Music" was produced by ANAAL NATHRAKH mastermind Mike Kenney and sounds raw, dark and pure. The band was fed up by all the "polished" productions from the last years.

New album by Benediction, and I must say that I am very impressed from what I hear. Their sound is crisp clean and understandable while still keeping a sense of brutality throughout its mix. Dave..s vocals alongside with the intensity of the music gives me the feeling of being back in early nineties and being in the thick of the just started death metal scene. I just cannot get enough of this shit, after only having heard this album one time I want to hear more and more. One thing about "Killing Music" that stands out to me is the intensity of the double bass that is a theme throughout each song. The pounding of the drums never fucking stops making this some most intense drum work I have heard in some time. Darren..s guitar work also stands out as it varies from in your face to a more mellow sound, never once producing a repetitive note. Songs like "They Must Die Screaming", and "Burying The Hatchet" stand out to me as two of the best from the album. With an untouchable ferocity each of these songs will shred their way into your soul with ease.

Hearing a band for the first time when reviewing them is always a difficult task because it..s hard to know where they have come from. But with Benediction it took me just one listen to feel like I have known them for years. I am impressed with the clear understandable vocals that mix effortlessly alongside incredible intensity of the instrumentals . Benediction..s latest effort deserves a chance to find a home into your musical collection. I ask all of you to go out on a limb a little with this one, and give these guys a chance to impress you like they did me.

[Soul_of_Darkness [RIP]]

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