May/June Best Release...
June 28, 2001 A.D. Again, from the depths of the Aggro Metal abysm rises a phenomenal new band named Drowning Pool. Their stunning debut, called "Sinner" [Wind- Up Records], is a ferocious, blasting onset of nihilistic eloquence tempered with a sharpening tinge of darker, reduced moments of moody solemnity. They are one of those starkly powerful acts spawned as the new breed of Aggro Metal. Mixing and fixing, Drowning Pool takes a raw intensity and welds it to pure aggression. The effect is a Moodcore/Aggro Metal hybrid that is highly melodic...and visceral. Clean, vocal howls intermingle with caustic grunts and growls. These vocal bursts burn through feral blast-beats, twisting rhythms, and sledgehammer guitar barrages. The most killer songs include the psychotic battle mantra "Bodies" (my favorite), "All Over Me," "Tear Away," the title track, and the devastating rant "I Am." It's a relentless, powerful, and beautiful work of primal angst. In summary, this is one of the best albums of the year by one of the new bands of 2001. So crank-up the Drowning Pool, and "let the bodies hit the floor." Stay savage. Farewell. Related Bands: Unloco, Slipknot, Mudvayne, Spineshank, Slaves On Dope, Nonpoint, Skrape, Darwin's Waiting Room, Dry Kill Logic (f.k.a. Hinge A.D.), Endo, Stitch, Face Down, Vis@40, Simon Says, etc. Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION. Piece. Email address: StrangeAeons@compuserve.com Provided courtesy of Stranger Aeons. Copyright 2001. STRANGER AEONS////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////STRANGER AEONS --- | | Bill Vogel III | * | Of * | | * Stranger Aeons Magazine ------------------- Death/Grind Metal List | * WBV * | Rapcore Metal List ------------------- Spitting Blood [Death/Doom/ * | | * Black/Grind Compilations | * | List] | | Coming Soon: Industrial |III| Metal List | | ----- STRANGER AEONS Email: StrangeAeons@compuserve.com LifeEraser@aol.com STRANGER AEONS////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////STRANGER AEONS