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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 03/06/2007
Run Time: 51:38
Has anyone noticed the exorbitantly large number of "angry"
metal bands of the late '90s and early 21st century? Quite a few bands seem to be waking up on the wrong side of the bed nowadays more than ever before, and
Chimaira appear to be a group of fed-up chaps, as heard throughout their dripping with angst 2007 release,
Resurrection. As with their past albums, vocalist
Mark Hunter is still a hardcore barker, while guitarist
Rob Arnold remains a connoisseur of
thrash metal riffery. It turns out that unlike their 2005 self-titled effort,
Resurrection (which is the group's first album to not be released via
Roadrunner, their new home is
Ferret Music) is a full band effort as far as the songwriting went. As a result, the album sounds like a big shiny
metal machine firing on all cylinders, especially on such aggro-fests as the album-opening title track,
"Pleasure in Pain," and
"End It All." Resurrection does not suffer from false advertising as far as the album title goes -- it truly sounds like the
Chimaira chaps are reinvigorated and reborn.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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A reviewer
from NY
A little sloppy but a lot of energy
Not entirely what I expected, but not bad either.
Some decent rhythms and solid hardcore breakdows give it a lot of energy. You get a taste of that right off the bat with the opening rhytms on the title track. It starts to fall apart in the chorus on more than a few tracks. First impression is an attempt at some radio-friendly phrasing that just doesn't fit well with the arangement. Beyond that there's also some awkward solo leads....nothing terrible, just doesn't all seem to fit together very well.
There's also some old school metal influence going on. Killing the Beast is a good example of some older metal influence. I kinda enjoy a little of that but it could be put together a little beter in terms of arranging the entire album. It tends to jump around a bit.
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