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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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Manatees — Untitled Buy it at Amazon
Manatees untitled debut album is heavy and crushes your soul with its myriad of guitar effects and intelligent metal music. Sort of reminding one of a cross between old Cave In and Neurosis, Manatees relies on precise guitar sludge and thick tribal rhythms amid loud screeched vocals. Having taken half a year to record, the untitled debut features not only guitars, vocals, bass, and drums but also such found sounds as plasterboard, coat hangers, fire extinguishers, and bicycles. Turgid melodies that are far-reaching and never languid opt for an all-out flogging of your soul.
- J-Sin
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