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While from a stylistic vantage point, this band has found itself in a pretty interesting place, their execution is often wanting. Most of the fault is with the vocals, which are fairly sloppy during the clean sung parts and almost sound like an inferior version of the bellows of a non-harsh section out of a pagan black metal outfit. Osher is definitely better at doing straight up death growls than crooning, and his attempts at emulating a Hetfield gruff tend to be hit or miss. The songwriting fairs a bit better, and the riff work is fairly innovative, but some of the longer efforts on here feel a bit too stretched out. If this band decided to fully take the plunge and become a true death/thrash fan with constant harsh vocalizations, they'd be in better shape, and given the recent departure of Osher from the band, they might do well to get somebody who is either a competent clean singer, or just one that growls constantly. There is some untapped potential here, but it definitely needs a different voice and a more streamlined presentation. |


