One Step Beyond (Aus) - Beyond Good and Evil

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[size=12pt]One Step Beyond (Aus) - Beyond Good and Evil[/size]
[size=11pt]Experimental Death Metal[/size]

Full-length, Mirror Music
2007

Cat. #: MIRROR002

1. True Faced 02:53
2. Birth of Disease 01:49
3. The Party 03:11
4. Your God 03:58
5. Maniac/Watch Your Back 01:59
6. Mirrorstance 04:23
7. Everyday 03:51
8. Black Light Blue 03:41
9. Depth of Mind 04:28
10. Made for Cable 02:39
11. Chase 01:59
12. Foot High Tough Guy 02:53
13. Blinding Haze 02:13
14. The Calm Before 00:52
15. Free to Air 03:32
Total playing time 44:21

One Step Beyond are a band from Australia that plays a pretty eclectic form of extreme metal. Beyond Good and Evil is their latest CD, and second overall. The band are in the process of adding a second guitarist after the passing of their co-founder Jeremy Lammas last year (he played all the guitars on this CD), as well as auditioning for a live drummer. On this CD, bass, vocals, and beat programming was handled by Mad Matt, with vocals also provided by Justin. In the band currently as well is guitarist Rufus. The music? Well, its hard to describe. At times this is like a mix of Faith No More, Primus, Dillinger Escape Plan, Frank Zappa, and Napalm Death, although you can hear bits of jazz, reggae, and funk at times. The first half of the CD is pretty much in the metal camp, with raging death/grind pieces like "True Faced", "Birth of Disease", and "Maniac/Watch Your Back" mixed in with the more Primus flavored material like "The Party" and "Everyday". Mad Matts bass licks are outstanding throughout, and coupled with some tasty riffs from the late Lammas, made for a potent brew. As extreme as some of the songs are, theres always this underpinning of funk that really sets this stuff apart. Vocally, these guys are all over the map, as you hear a variety of screams, shouts, and growls, some of which may or may not work for you depending on your taste.

However, later on you get hit with some spacey reggae/hip hop/space rock material like "Black Light Blue" and "Depth of Mind", which really throws a wrinkle in things. Fear not though, as the band rages back with blistering extreme metal like "Made for Cable" and "Foot High Tough Guy" (love that title!) to let you know where their allegiance really lies. It all makes for a very unique listening experience, and it should be interesting to see where these guys go from here.

Oh yeah, and the cover art by Pierre Bourgeault is very cool as well!

http://www.myspace.com/onesteprockstar
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=11421

sehr basslastiger funky death metal, mit einigen abstechern in andere groovende gefielde. nicht sonderlich komplizierte mucke, aber eigenstaendig. macht spass. 7/10

[padrak]

Die Myspace Sachen klingen nicht uebel, ich lausche mal der ganzen Platte.

[braindad]

die scheibe find ich ziemlich genial. dabei sind die eher ruhigen tracks zwar imho die staerke des albums, die haerteren sind allerdings auch ziemlich gut udn machen spass.
das album wollte ich hier eigtl selber vorstelllen am WE