Reviews of the latest heavy metal, extreme, hardcore and hard rock CDs in 50 words or less from Chad Bowar.
Scoring
95-100: One of the best albums of the year (A+)
90-94: A (excellent)
80-89: B (good)
70-79: C (average)
60-69: D (disappointing or below average)
59 and below: F (sucks!)
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This album is a re-recording of the band's 2000 EP with new vocalist Nate Johnson (Dead Water Drowning) along with the out of print 2002 album The True Face Of Panic. Even though the vocalist has changed, the band's style has not It's still indescribably brutal and intense with indecipherable pained yowling vocals.
posted by Chad Bowar @ 4:25 PM
Bowar is a freelance music writer and the heavy metal editor for About.com, a New York Times company. He has written for Outburn, Amp, Loud Fast Rules, Caustic Truths, Snaggletooth, Explicity Intense and many other print and online publications.
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