IMPIETY
'Ravage
& Conquer'
(Pulverised
Records)
In
theory yours truly and Impiety should be a match made in hell (I
couldn't bring myself to write 'heaven' in this review, right?), just
like a Russian oligarch and finest caviar on a yacht cruising around
a gorgeous Caribbean island. In truth, well, not really. At least not
to the extend I'd hoped for, anyway. Yes - this is relentlessly fast,
drums are practically blasting non-stop all the time and Impiety are
accomplished players who know their way around the chosen
instruments, playing them with megatons of vigour and dedication.
But, there's always a but or two. Despite some memorable, usually
slower, parts scattered in some of those (rather lengthy I might
add) tracks the only thing I'd remember is how high the tempo is.
That's not bad in itself but it hardly leaves the same impact that the
better bands in the genre use to mercilessly assault the listeners
with. 'Ravage & Conquer' doesn't possess that extra punch and
grit of bands such as Revenge or Kerasphorus, for example. The production on this is
also somehow off, the vocals seem like just slapped over the
extra loud drums, while the guitars are lacking the mastodon sound
that's required. An album that's neither fish nor meat, much less beluga caviar. [6,5]
(Vladimir
Petrov)
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