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Exhale - Blind

Published January 14 2011


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=Staff's pick

Edge:
World Of Hate
Anger
Turning Blind
Propaganda
Sick Addiction
Scream
Fools
Crushed*
Swallow
Parasiter
Humanism
Paperwings
Erased
Spy Tillbaka*


Genre Grindcore
Peter
Vocals
Tracks 15
Johan Ylenstrand
Guitar
Runningtime 29 Min.
Andreas Allenmark
Guitar
Label Dark Balance
Johan Fogelberg
Bass
Release 05 April 2010
Gustav Elowson
Drums
Country Sweden
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Keyboard
Producer -    
Similar artists Wormrot, Infanticide

On a pure grindintensity level, Exhale hasn't got any problems convincing me that they know what they are doing. The dominant feature on Blind is speed - if we're not fed pummeling blastbeats, the kick-drums keep churning out those 16th-notes with equal ferocity. I'm also very sweet on the more death oriented singing style favored by Johan Ylestrand (also in excellent Inevitable End), and the more shouted one by lead singer Peter.

Musically Exhale reaches some summits, but as a whole Blind does not strike bull's eye for me. Best are the songs Egde, Crushed and very angry Spy Tillbaka, a rage injection lasting 35 seconds, during which I sit thinking that this is proper grind. Exhale's Blind doesn't go the distance - there is, for me, something lacking in too many songs for me to bring out the higher grades.

Performance
Originality
Production
Vocals
Songwriting

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Summary



5 chalices of 10 - Martin


Related links:

www.myspace.com/exhaleswe