Beastwars - Beastwars - review
Beastwars - Beastwars - review
Tracklist
01. Damn The Sky02. Lake Of Fire
03. Mihi
04. Daggers
05. Call Out The Dead
06. Red God
07. Iron Wolf
08. Cthulhu
09. Empire
A review by
BitterCOld September 10, 2012
Generally the songwriting approach of this act is to have some form of trudging riff paired with a gritty yet soulful vocal approach that at times almost sound like drunken mumbling by someone chain smoking three packs a day.
After a while, when perhaps the trudging is starting to feel tedious, the band goes Beast-mode with the chorus. The tempo is kept generally the same but intensity gets ratcheted up a notch or three.
Guitar riffs, previously muted, are unleashed? as are the vocals, which switch over to a powerful roar. Toss some wah-drenched leads into the mix as well.
The swell in energy is palpable.
Amusingly, while I grew to like this approach a bit more with each passing song, I felt the two strongest songs on the album were the last two, Cthulu and Empire, and they pretty much eschewed this dynamic.
Cthulu kept the slow, muted trudge pretty much the entire way, but the band managed to craft a creepy song about shipboard disaster which really benefited from the restraint. Probably my favorite song on the album.
Empire went the opposite route, dumped the build-up, and just pushed the intensity straight out of the gate and maintain. A great pick to be the closer, as as the song ended I found myself disappointed to be met with silence. That's a good closing track.
The band isn't blazing new trails with their tunes, but the tunes sound great. The guitars and bass are nicely balanced in the mix so you here both, along with clear vox and drum pounding. The mix gives the tunes more depth and power.
Enjoyable first outing from these Kiwi Beasts.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written on 10.09.2012 by
Written on 10.09.2012 by
BitterCOld has been officially reviewing albums for MetalStorm since 2009. Comments
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Nice to see these guys get some attention on here. I loved the album. The vocals were quite different and I enjoyed them. Some really awesome riffs on the album and the artwork is great as well. If you want a sample of the album http://beastwars.bandcamp.com/track/damn-the-sky-2
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Posts: 15360 Written by The Voyager on 10.09.2012 at 23:13 the funny thing about the cartoon was i was completely unaware of it and the line started off by saying the band name SOUNDED like it could be the name for a late 80's cartoon... fortunately i did a google search.
---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes!
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Yeeesss.
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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Joining the ranks of the many who came to this page hoping the album was transformer themed. Also, lol @ M C Vice.
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That great cover art makes me willing to listen to the album 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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Fairly good review. I haven't given them my ears yet but it's nice to see that positive reception isn't just from local writers. Thanks also Spirit M for the link...
---- death ? thrash ? death/doom/prog ? Hail Zoldon! he's not the kind you have to [url=../bands/album.php?album_id=28982]wind up[/url] on Sundays
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Oh yah Beast Wars finaly made it to MS. Thanks for giving them the recognition they deserve. And if you want a contender for Best Video of The Year in the MS Award, look at this bad boy.
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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Not gonna lie. saw this, thought "TERRORIZE!!!" and was very much surprised and entertained by this!!!
---- I will not reason and compare, my business is to create.
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