Band:	Run Of Lava
Album:	Exploded Allusion
Style:	Heavy metal
Release date:	2007
A review by:	Jeff

01. Expanded Function
02. Abscess
03. Dry
04. Opinium
05. Artificial Device
06. Corrosion
07. Post Traumatical Box
08. Azumi
09. Cruelty Reward
10. Electric Funeral

At the beginning of the year was released the first EP of Run Of Lava. This CD composed of four nice songs which were a perfect mix between Metal and Hardcore. It was powerful, technical, angry and finally really well done. I was expecting something good from these guys and today I can tell you that they confirm my hopes with their first album "Exploded Allusion". That's great, Run Of Lave is a new promising French combo.

The music of Run Of Lava is a bit similar to the one of Hatesphere. The band plays a kind of mix between Hardcore (especially with the vocals) and melodic Death, though here (except maybe with the really good "Dry) it's a lot more brutal and less melodic, a bit more direct and aggressive. This is a perfect music to mosh and headbang with a lot of jumpy rhythms and the more you'll listen to it, the more you'll like it. The riffs are loud and efficient and all in all it's really groovy. The EP was promising but and the CD confirms that it was not some kind of chances, Run Of Lava is just a good band?

The production of "Exploded Allusion" is really good and the fact that the band is signed on a British label (Dragonstorm Records) will, I hope, help the combo to cross the French borders and find some fans all around Europe. Honestly, I will tell it again but the performance of the guys is really good and all the people who like modern Metal and bands like Hatesphere will probably like a lot this release. On the other hand, it's probably for open minded people and the ones who cannot stand Hardcore vocals will not fall in love with this release despite the fact that it's really nice musically speaking.

With "Exploded Allusion" Run Of Lava proves that the members of the combo are able to write good music! This first album is, in the style, a good release and I think that the band will find a lot of fans in France and maybe even out of the country. Recommended if you like Groovy Hardcore / Death Metal (or even Thrash) a la Hatesphere, Entombed or Pro Pain. Nice debut!