30.10.2008, 10:58
VÖ: 2008
Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: Pulverised Records
Herkunftsland: Schweden
Tracklist:
01. Insane Oppression
02. Rebellion
03. Insanity
04. Liar
05. Die/Live
06. Skeleton City
07. Madness
08. Dying World
09. Welcome to Dying (Death, Destruction & Pain)
10. War
11. Our Darkest Day
12. Blood Money
Spielzeit: 41:09
Zitat:Guillotine were originally formed back in the mid-1990”s by Nocturnal Rites members Fredrik Mannberg and Nils Eriksson who wanted an outlet to play material that reminded them of the thrash that they grew up with. The project originally began as a two piece going by the moniker of Holocaust. However the band soon became Guillotine, a demo was recorded and eventually the full length “Under the Guillotine” was released in 1997. However Mannberg and Eriksson soon went back to their main band and Guillotine were put on the back burner. A decade later the band was revived and guitarist Daniel Sundborn and drummer Efraim Juntunen were recruited to round out the line-up. So that brings up the present and the band”s second release “Blood Money”. This release comes during a time when the thrash revival is and has been in full swing for some time. Guillotine are beyond most the up and coming bands attempting their hand at old style thrash. The reason is that this band is not trying to re-create the past, but instead they take the style and build it into a huge wall and then just go thundering ahead. The result is a very intense pounding assault on your senses as they churn out incredibly thick layered riffs with a battering ram like rhythm section behind them. There are easily traces of Slayer as well as a definite early 1990's Florida death metal sound as well. The key is that they build on their influences as they add and create an even heavier sound that rarely lets up. The vocals are strong and lean more towards a late 80's thrash sound rather than a death metal growl. Now admittedly it took Guillotine a few songs to get really warmed up on this disc. For a few songs they wander through an aggressive, but relatively simple style before really coming into their own. Then they settled in, began to manipulate and change up the pace and that is when they started to come into their own. This year has already seen more than it's share of old style thrash releases from bands all over the globe. Several plays of this disc had me convinced that Guillotine's Blood Money is one of the more impressive thrash releases of 2008.
Persönlicher Nachtrag:
Retrothrash vom Feinsten. Auch hier muss ich nach dem Exodus Thread darauf hinweisen, dass ich mir das Album mit einer Produktion von 1989 nie im Leben gekauft hätte. 80s Thrash im modernen Soundgewand, so muss das sein. Im Übrigen bereits mein 6. Album dieser Richtung in den letzten 2 Monaten.
Meine Wertung: 8.5/10
Hörbeispiele: http://www.myspace.com/guillotine2007
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