Car Bomb
Centralia (cd)
Wydane przez RelapseRok wydania 2007Kraj USANapisał Mark V.9
Another much-improved act who just recently made their way onto the Relapse Records roster is Car Bomb, whose debut full-length, "Centralia", is a 32-minute mindfuck of blistering speeds and acerbic bursts galore. That's not all they have to offer, however, as there are some slick "jazzy" breaks and dingy midpaced chugging interspersed within the generally chaotic framework to add variety/breathing room. All three of the tracks from their demo appear here in a brand new re-recorded form, so they're still operating in the same general space, they've just become a tighter, stronger, which takes the intensity to new heights. What I like the most about this album is that significantly large chunks of wild 'n' crazy metal/core are mashed 'n' mangled into a more ferocious and grinding beast: I'm talking about loads of absolutely wild time signatures, insane vocal shifts and patterns (low/high and scream) and riffs that jump from tangibly chunky to pure and total noise/core in a manner that's respectably listenable which I actually find to be somewhat of a rare union link when it comes to this kind of thing. A stronger recording benefits their approach as well, drawing the elements in for a cohesive core that gives the raging bass tone a much more focal role than on the demo... and the drumming! This dude is a god damn machine: tight as fuck and completely off the charts... I really dig it. I'd at least cite that some of the individual characteristics happening here should appeal to fans of the mighty Discordance Axis, so Car Bomb should indeed be one to watch as things unfold.
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