Persistense
In Blood and Heart ()
Wydane przez Deity Down RecordsRok wydania Kraj HollandNapisał Wouter6
Opening with a cinematic intro that start off with a piano and builds into a climax that wouldn't feel out of place on a Symphony X record "In Blood and Heart" is however a ballsy death/thrash record that integrates a couple of groove metal elements. Frontman Stefan van Vugt has a mean shouted grunt that sounds similar to Prejudice vocalist Erik Lemmens. The guitar work doesn't limited itself to death/thrash exclusively as it regularly wanders into Swedish melodic death – and traditional metal territory. The biggest problem for "In Blood and Heart" is the lack of a signature track. Each and every track of this record is good on its own merits, but as a whole this record misses a stand out track that truly would put Persistense on the map. Despite that all elements are present from catchy breaks, pulverizing riffs to recognizable melodies and furious vocals; the spark to elevate this band to a higher level is sadly still absent. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Excess Studio by Hans Pieters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The artwork by Ronald Visser complements the package nicely. Persistense is definitely a band with a bright future ahead of itself, yet they aren't quite completely there yet. Promising debut.
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