Torture Killer - Swarm!
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Swarm! |
| Genre | Death Metal |
Chris Barnes
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Karppinen
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 35 Min. |
Laine
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Guitar
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| Label | Metal Blade |
Torniainen
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Bass
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| Release | 24 Feb. 2006 |
Latvala
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Drums
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| Country | Finland |
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | Six Feet Under, Cannibal Corpse | ||
For once, here is something from Finland that is not commercial keyboard-based pop. Torture Killer live up to their name with their really groovy, brutal and aggressive metal. Front man and producer is no less than death metal legend Chris Barnes, famous from Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under. This guy knows how to growl with the right attitude, obviously. But in the production he has cut all edges in his voice and it sounds almost too much delivered in a box of cotton to be truly murderous. The production is overall a bit too smooth and distorted. The songs will probably be even better performed live.
After the instrumental title track intro, the album starts
with heavily grooving Forever Dead. A Funeral For The Masses is perhaps
even more groovy. Brilliant riffing, in all its simplicity. The impressive
row continues with Multiple Counts Of Murder. Interesting with a band
in this genre that is not just aiming to be as hard and aggressive as
possible, but actually can write great songs with variation. After this
hard to beat start, the middle of the album naturally dips just a hardly
noticeable bit. But Cannibal Gluttony is a fresh piece just in the right
time to keep your interest up. The ending with A Violent Scene Of Death
also a highlight spared to last. With a bit less mushy production, this
could definitely be something. The songs are there and the underground
star quality of Chris Barnes can lead Torture Killer quite far for the
genre. Finland is alive and tortured!
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Summary
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7 chalices of 10 - David |
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