Monday, November 30, 2009

NEBULEYES - The Universal Being


NEBULEYES - The Universal Being

Written by Branimir Lokner
Monday, 30 November 2009

NEBULEYES " The Universal Being "
( Orfeo Lab ) 2009.

CD - FRANCE

Progressive/sympho metal


Nebuleyes are French group, started out in 1999 year. During the October this year, they have released an actuelle album entitled " The Universal Being".
That was their third full-length offering, before actuelle one, they have released also " Digital Enfant" ( 2004 ) and " Divine Revolution" ( 2006 ). Nebuleys has offered a seriously done material, and in its album we can find a 12 mainly eqiualizing tracks.Nebuleyes are judging by stilish options progressive/sympho metal band, but with some differencies. Even of some
comparabilities with Therion or Nightwish legacies, Nebuleyes in different manner has threathed vocalizations in its compositions. A female singer sung in classical operetic manner with strong falceto includings, and all of present songs posses a same realizations. Also a playing elements of band members posses more symphonic and progressive details, than standard metal includings. Some interesting ideas passes through releasing materials, and band members has showed a respectable performing experience.
I' m not quite satisfied with productional work, and group didn' t clearly "defines" some intereting places on album. All other technical details has showed a seriousness of Nebuleye as a band.

Rating : 7 / 10
C / o : www.nebuleyes.free.fr

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

ONGO - Malice In Ongolanda


ONGO - Malice In Ongolanda

Written by Branimir Lokner
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

ONGO " Malice In Ongolanda "
( Ongo Records ) 2009.

CD - PUERTO RICO

Experimental/progressive/crossover


Out of Puertorician Minor Outlying Islands comes a band ONGO. They were formed in 1999
year, and till now with actuelle one, they have released a 3 albums - " Aqui No Pasa Nada" ( 2001 ), " Negra " ( 2004 ) and "Malice in Ongolanda " ( 2009 ). Ongo members (they work as a quartet ) performs music with lotta' improvizations, many turnarounds, breaks, rhythm changes. Often atmosphere transformations also characterize its opus, and band also sung own materials part in Spanish, part in English language. A songs are different among them, most of present materials posses an agressive approach and "brutal" realizations, but some posses an easiest dimension too.
I have to mention that band has cited some influences taken from PRIMUS band kitchen, and especially a method of rhythm section lines threathenings reminds on Primus works. But ONGO as a band has offered a more interesting performing spheres, judging by its evident authors creativities, and present materials deserves more listeners challenges. Ongo is certainly uncommercial act, judging by so call mainstream standards, but " Malice In Ongolanda" is surely a pretty interesting product.

Rating : 8 / 10
C / o : www.myspace.com/ongoband

e-mail : ongoband@gmail.com

KERNEL - Servant Of God


KERNEL - Servant Of God

Written by Branimir Lokner
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

KERNEL " Servant Of God "
( Self - released ) 2009.

CD - ITALY
Thrash/hardcore metal


Out of Milano, Italy comes a Kernel band, active some period on domestic underground scene. But, I have to say that during the brief period, a group did a lotta' efforts in promotional activities, so many worldwide webzines writes about its music. During the February this year, a group debuted with " Servant Of God " album, done as a self-financed issue, but helped with "Punishment 18 Records" distribution duties.
With 9 equalizing tracks, a group has introduced themselves as a thrash act with older school views, but with not so basic or uninteresting additional elements. A band performs on convinceble way, with interesting arrangments includings.On the other hand, a harsh vocalizations leads them to so call hardcore therithory and create an unstandardized atmosphere. A production work posses strong 80's and 90's approach, but band's realization
communicate with standards of our time too. " Servant Of God" is a promising debut, worth
listener's attention, especially acceptable for the thrash followers.

Rating : 7,5/10
C / o : www.myspace.com/kernelthrash

e-mail : info@kernelband.com

www.punishment18records.com

Monday, November 16, 2009

CENTRAL DISORDER - The Awekening


CENTRAL DISORDER - The Awekening

Written by Branimir Lokner
Monday, 16 November 2009

CENTRAL DISORDER " The Awekening "
( Self - released ) 2009.

CD

Death/thrash metal - USA


Central Disorder are Crestwood, IL, based band. They started out in 2003 year, and work in quintet formation. A some period ago, they debuted with album " The Awekening" done as a self-released issue. A band has introduced themselves with 12 tracks in, done mostly in death/thrash manner, but also fullfield with other metal genres stylish variations. Even of
presentations of mainly older school views, cos' its death/thrash options more or less communicate with 90's period, a band has offered some diversities in performing variants. Some interesting guitar diualities, some unexpectings bass lines and some unstandardized vocalizations exsists in parts of materials, and its evident that members from band did a lotta' efforts that all things get funkcionizes as well. A group also covered Metallica song " Creeping Death", with similiarities in playing elements, but with different vocalization methods.
" The Awekening" with present materials posses equalizing atmosphere, but with evident and also clear 90's orientation.

Rating : 7 / 10
C / o : www.myspace.com/centraldisorder666