Story Of Jade - The Factory Of Apocalypse
*=Staff's pick
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Intro (Inside The Factory)
Factory Of Apocalypse
S.O.S. (Sons Of Satan)*
My Vein*
Devil Divine
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Genre |
Thrash / Horror Metal |
Bapho Matt
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Vocals
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Tracks |
5 |
Poxifer
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Guitar
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Runningtime |
18 Min. |
Andy Gore
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Guitar
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Label |
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Bapho Matt
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Bass
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Release |
June 2006 |
Yndy T. Witch
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Drums
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Country |
Italy |
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Keyboards
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Similar artists |
Notre Dame,(old)
Savatage, Raise Hell |
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Somewhere between thrash and US Power is where we find
the band Story Of Jade, with a horror twist to their lyrics. These guys
from Tuscany, Italy put with The Factory Of Apocalypse out their first
demo and according to themselves, their metal is called Extreme Horror
Heavy Metal. Lyric wise they write on themes of horror in an old school
comic/horror style or with an ironical twist about the vision people
generally has on metal.
After the intro, the title track Factory Of The Apocalypse
begins with mid-tempo thrashing and a feeling of early Savatage until
the pace is increased and it gets a dose of Exodus as well. A good song
with nice tempo shifts and a groovy thrash riffing that unfortunately
does not reach all the way, the structure of the songs feels like things
are piled on top of each other without that the elements working together
that well. S.O.S. (Sons Of Satan) goes more or less in the same vein
and mixes US Power with raw thrash but compared with the title track
this works much better and feels to be more thought through. The music
comes out tighter and the basic thrash guitar lines are precisely at
their places.
Third song My Vein has a dark and a more aggressive edge,
and besides the thrash there is also a vibe of death metal as well as
some King Diamond influences. Probably it is with this approach Story
Of Jade should continue to develop since this is by far the best song
on the demo. On a demo containing four tracks you don't expect to find
any fillers but with Devil Divine that is just how it feels, a non-saying
ongoing mid-tempo track that despite its harder edge and its nice riffing
does not stir up any emotions whatsoever with me. With their sound and
horror oriented themes, Story Of Jade somewhat play in the same league
as Swedish band Notre Dame that recently was put to rest, although Story
Of Jade hold a much more straight line with their music.
This band has potential but there is a lot to work with
here. The instruments are handled well but it is the song writing that
need to be improved the most. I am not that fond of the harsh vocals
either. Bapho Matt does not have a great voice but if the music is right
it suits and serves the cause. Like with the track S.O.S. (Sons Of Satan),
for example, where it works well. The Factory Of Apocalypse seems to
be a good start as a first demo from a band that have all the possibilities
to develop into something really good.
Production
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Vocals
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Compositions
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Summary
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Related links:
www.storyofjade.net
www.myspace.com/storyofjade