*U.S. first pressing.
Contains 11 tracks total.
Country: United KingdomGenre: Death Metal
.FLAC via Mega (Link)
.AAC 256 kbps via Mega (Link)
© 1995 Nuclear Blast America
Reviewed Gino Filicetti for Chronicles of Chaos.com
Another release from one
of England's founding fathers of brutal music, Benediction, this is the
band's sixth full length outing. Unfortunately, the guys are starting
to show their age and lack of creativity. The addition of 18 year-old
drummer Neil Hutton was probably an attempt to infuse some fresh blood
into the group, but they have still fallen into the realm of stagnation.
The CD opens with an interesting semi-acoustic guitar solo/riff, which
carefully gives way to some good ol' mid-paced generic death metal. From
the first grunt to the last scream on this album, Dave Ingram has
:still: failed to kick the monkey called Barney Greenway off his back,
and find a vocal sound all his own. All in all, the vocals completely
failed to enthuse me. This album is full of variations with regards to
speed, which is all the better for the band. The last two tracks show
the extent of the contrast. 'Saneless Theory' is the classic drag-on
whining song, while 'The Dreams You Dread' is a breakneck, blast beat
ridden cacophony. I even see some Obituary influence in songs like
'Answer Me'. If you are a fan of Benediction, I would definitely
recommend this album to you, seeing as the band have managed to keep up
with their previous efforts. But for those of you that are looking for
progression and innovation, you definitely need to find greener
pastures.
tags: benediction, the dreams you dread, 1995, flac,
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