INSIDEAD - review added 29th April 2011
Album Review: Chaos ElecDead (2011)
For fans of: Modern Thrash Metal
"Chaos ElecDead" is the debut album by Greek quartet InsIDeaD. The band came to fame when they won at the Wacken Open Air metal battle competition in 2009, and have since signed to Germany's Massacre Records...cool when you consider they've been together for well over a decade.
Their sound is banging and heavy, mixing the classic thrash sound of Metallica (especially on excellent 2nd track 'Blood 4 Blood'), the tribal nature of Sepultura, the hardcore sound of Biohazard, and the melodic death of Entombed. The result is gnarly and very rough around the edges, but its characterful style has plenty of appeal. The vocals are not great (if we're being honest here) but the rugged nature of the musicianship almost makes up for them.
All the songs have pros and cons, but the aforementioned 'Blood 4 Blood', and the monstrously heavy 'In My World' are a nose ahead of the others.
In Summation:
InsIDeaD are not what you'd call genre defining or life-changing, and the album is not that spectacular, but there's something likeable about them regardless.
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Track List:
01. No I.D.
02. Blood 4 Blood
03. Time
04. Chaos ElecDead
05. In My World
06. Rise My Head
07. Away From Me
08. Have No Fear
09. Second Face
Band/Performers:
George T. – vocals, guitar
Jim T. – guitars
Nick M. – bass
Jim M. – drums, backing vocals
Other Info:
Produced by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Suicidal Angel u.a). at Music Factory Studios, Kempten
Album artwork by Meran Karanitant (Six Feet Under, Hatebreed, Dimmu Borgir u.a.)
Label: Massacre Records
Artist's website(s): MySpace | Facebook
