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░ ██ ██ Artist: Prematory ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Corrupting Influence █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2014 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2014-04-08 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Punishment 18 Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Some might say that this is just another thrash █
█ album, but I would like to disagree. No doubt that █
█ Prematory play thrash metal. Nevertheless, they █
█ vary their style in a number of different ways █
█ without denying their roots. The result is a █
█ seldom heard mixture. █
█ "Hold My Breath" doesn't remind me of genuine █
█ thrash classics. The gang shouts rather appear as █
█ a reminiscence to Biohazard in top form. Due to █
█ the quiet guitars at the beginning, the following █
█ mid-tempo riffing and the faster ending, the song █
█ is fraught with tension. "Sentenced for Life" goes █
█ in another direction. It offers short symphonic █
█ leads at the beginning before it picks up the █
█ pace. The keyboards that are used relatively █
█ rarely on this album dominate an unusual middle █
█ part. The subsequent thrash part abruptly slows █
█ down and the song fades out; a strong tune with █
█ power metal tendencies. Equally surprising is █
█ "Insignificance" because it plays with the █
█ expectations of those listeners who think that the █
█ first song after the intro has to be a cliched █
█ up-tempo number. On the contrary, it starts with █
█ an almost gently bass line that flows in a █
█ leisurely pace. Independently, the song █
█ constitutes a solid opener without being a █
█ highlight of this release. █
█ The further tracks include a lot of unaltered █
█ thrash. They avoid monotony with the greatest of █
█ ease because of fresh riffs, mostly suitable █
█ breaks, and precise solos. The concluding title █
█ track, almost hidden on the final position, is an █
█ outstanding example. The vocals are vigorous, the █
█ backing vocals are used well while fast riffs keep █
█ up the speed before the song turns into a kind of █
█ mid-paced outro. The finally roaring guitars are █
█ vaguely reminiscent of the ending of Slayer┤s █
█ fantastic "Hardening of the Arteries". Anyway, the █
█ last three songs seem to be a bit more aggressive █
█ than the rest and not only because of this fact █
█ they are among the best. █
█ Prematory's thrash is highly dynamic due to the █
█ tempo changes, the powerful backing vocals, and █
█ the double bass drum that is used effectively. █
█ Everything is put in the limelight very well by █
█ the succeeding production that fully meets the █
█ standards. That cannot be said about the very █
█ colourful cover. What does the artist want to tell █
█ us? I have no idea. I can just hope that this █
█ artwork does not deter thrash metal maniacs to █
█ check out this album because the music of █
█ Prematory is worth hearing. █
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░ 1. Sledgehammer 1:18 ░
░ 2. Insignificance 4:40 ░
░ 3. Down the Drain 3:29 ░
░ 4. Hold My Breath 4:40 ░
░ 5. Toxic Experiment 4:11 ░
░ 6. Lies Upon Lies 4:36 ░
░ 7. Grave Raiser 3:36 ░
░ 8. Sentenced for Life 5:28 ░
░ 9. Peace?! 3:31 ░
░ 10. Bad Blood 3:32 ░
░ 11. Corrupting Influence 5:47 ░
░ 44:48 ░
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