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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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03.09.2007 by J-Sin
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The Secret — Disintoxication Buy it at Amazon
The Secret are from the Eastern portion of Italy, to be precise the small city of Trieste. Fiercely progressive blackened-heart extreme metal (think a more heavy Converge) that rips off your head to barf toxins straight into your heart, lungs, and stomach. Cavity-filling distortion wrenches you from your place in society and launches you into a stratosphere filled with chaos, pain, and loss. “Disintoxication” is one of the most heavy albums I’ve heard in a while; it sounds as if they bottled an atomic explosion and let the pressure build for a millennium. The best thing is how raw and natural the album sounds, despite its chaotic outer shell.
- J-Sin
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