FINDUMONDE
'Licantropia'
(Cumpa
Records)
Receiving
this for review from LSW (visit their website) was
pretty cool for a number of reasons - not only I'm glad to see
fellow Bulgarians doing a good job for the underground but also
because FinDuMonde
are an Argentinian band. And Argentinian metal is quite the mystery
for me, I don't know why but after two decades delving in the deepest
pits of the scene, there's probably a tape-traded demo or two by
Vibrion
in my collection and nothing else from that country...weird or what?
So, I've been curious already to hear what the band sounds like,
nervously pondering on the possible Pantera influence suggested in
the accompanying bio. If you know me you'd know how I think the only
good thing Pantera related are their early album covers, purely
because of how utterly
lame they look. Sure, there's a solid dose of 'groove' in
FinDuMonde's
music and when the band goes for those start/stop riffs my interest
and enjoyment decreases a bit, but apart from that the album is
pretty good. Things I like about it: the musicianship is really
tight, the mix is powerful and muscular, the pace of the tunes is
relentless and the throaty, Spanish-sung, vocals are all about
business - a good dose of rage and anger has been exorcised from the
members throughout the 8 songs on offer, that's for sure. Such
aggressive style should go down well in a live setting, with a mass
of sweaty, hardcore headbangers giving their all. If fast-paced,
South American metal with tendencies of hitting you train-wreck style
sounds like fun to you, then this is the album to own. [7]
(Vladimir
Petrov)
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