Band:	Kill II This
Album:	Trinity
Style:	Alternative metal, Industrial metal, Symphonic metal, Thrash metal
Release date:	2000

01. Art, Emotion, Religion
02. Figure Of Eight
03. G.O.D On Drugs
04. 2 Tribes
05. This Is The N.E.W.S
06. Spiritual Darkness
07. The Way Of All Flesh
08. Trinity
09. Heal The Separation
10. Guided By Voices

In the two years that separate their previous album Deviate from Trinity, Kill II This went through a thorough change in their approach of music. That means that even if their sound is as uncommon as before, they've removed the most blatant electronic features from their songs, and they've also erased almost all the female vocals and all the opera vocals. That is a courageous deed in my opinion, as they actually took out what the press praised them for: what made their originality, in other words what they dared add to their music while others didn't. The result, even if less avant-garde, is probably even more interesting, as it gives the image of a mature band that really found its way: thrash metal with a touch of alternative stuff.

Actually some indus parts remain, like on the intro of the amazing 'Figure Of 8ight', or in the catchy tunes of '2 Tribes' (with Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory as guest screamer), but most of it has vanished, replaced by cool arrangements and incisive guitar riffs. Unlike on Deviate, all the songs taken from Trinity are brilliant, and they don't need this electronic touch to grab the attention. There is always an acoustic break, or a drum hook, or a backing vocal harmony that is discovered after several listenings and makes you want to listen again in order to discover something else... and again and again and again...

The music is, as said before, mainly thrash metal, with a bit of alternative that some would wrongly call nu-metal, that gives some more catchiness to each track. The riffs are simply astounding as well as aggressive, but sometimes some keyboard parts bring an atmospheric beauty to the whole stuff, like on 'Spiritual Darkness' or the strange closer 'Guided By Voices'. The only track I find slightly less interesting is the ballad 'Heal The Separation', mainly because Matt Pollock's vocals are still too harsh for a quiet song. They just don't fit. Other than that, the most appreciable song is also the most thrashy one, the title track 'Trinity': the riff is violent, the vocals, between growls, screams and harsh singing, are simply great, and the chorus is brilliant, with the alternance of female and vocals. In other words, it's the highlight of the album.

To sum up, this album is still one of my favourites, and I can only recommend Trinity to those who'd like something different, something that just doesn't follow the same old rehashed schemes. Masterpiece.

Highlights: Trinity, Figure Of 8ight, G.od O.n D.rugs, Spiritual Darkness