The Resistance - Rise From Treason
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Published January 23 2013
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*=Staff's pick
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My Fire
Face To Face*
Rise From Treason
Slugger
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Genre |
Death Metal |
Marco Aro
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Vocals
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Tracks |
4 |
Jesper Strömblad
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Guitar
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Running time |
13 Min. |
Glenn Ljungström
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Guitar
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Label |
Ear
Music |
Jesper Strömblad
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Bass
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Release |
28 January 2013 |
Christofer Barkensjö
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Drums
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Country |
Sweden |
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Keyboard
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Producer |
Jesper Strömblad, Jocke Skog |
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Similar artists |
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A full length release from The Resistance is to be expected
in May and until then this four track thirteen minute EP will have to
do. With members hailing way back in the Swedish metal scene no further
presentation of the band is necessary. This new constellation of well
known musicians pretty much play traditional death metal and on the
contrary to his former companions in In Flames, Jesper Strömblad
has gone back closer to his death metal roots and not to more mainstream.
When I listen to this EP, Face To Face is the only song
that I really dig and who gets me going and especially the striking
lead guitar play is what catches my attention. You have heard these
patented lead guitar loops before and they remind me of a couple of
In Flames songs released before they became a band in everyone's CD
rack. The title track, Rise From Treason, is a decent song with its
angry appearance, but My Fire and Slugger seem just like two death metal
tracks following the standards.
In four months we will know the full outcome of this new
band and thirteen minutes is not enough to evaluate how this will eventuate.
Until then, I'm not that satisfied with this release and with this lineup
I hope they have saved some of the better tracks to the coming album.
4 chalices and my expectations are now lower than they were, as I was
hoping for a massive neckbreaker.
Performance
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Originality
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Production
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Vocals
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Songwriting
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Summary
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