Hostile Cell - Hostile Cell

Published November 23 2008

*=Staff's pick	Rusty Halo The Prototype God Komplex* Black Hole Nothing Poison The Well* Nothing Neverlast* Swallow Fire Planet Hate De Evolution*

Genre	Rock 'n' roll	Martin Söderqvist	Vocals
Tracks	10	Martin Söderqvist	Guitar
Runningtime	43 Min.	Johan X Svensson	Guitar
Label	Coreshot Productions	Per Romvall	Bass
Release	01 October 2008	Eric Olausson	Drums
Country	Sweden	-	Keyboard
Similar artists	Mustasch, Black Label Society

Strange, but sometimes it's nice just to get a kick in the face - at least musically. Hostile Cell stands for straight, simple rock 'n' roll, with some punk attitude over it, some stoner influences and almost metal-like aggression.

Though blown away with the sound and the attitude, it is basically the song material that is the main obstacle here, and of course, that is a heavy post that prevents a higher grade. It is all good, no doubt about that, but a bit more variation in both tempo and singing tone, like in De-Evolution; some hooks and a few stickier choruses, in the like of God Komplex; would have done magic to this.

The record is released on the band's own label Coreshot Productions, a phenomenon that is rising steadily these days. Many bands chose not to wait for a record company to open their eyes and wallet, but rather to finance, distribute and marketing themselves via professionally recorded and packed demos.

And, quite often bands that have that confidence also have the quality and originality to back it up, sometimes more than the signed ones. Hostile Cell has all they need to succeed - in theory. If they really work like hell with the material for the next one, it will be a blast.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	6	7	6	5

Summary
5,5 chalices of 10 - David