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Crown_Of_Thornz-Mentally_Vexed-CD-FLAC-1996-CATARACT
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ARTIST : Crown Of Thornz STOREDATE : 00-00-1996
ALBUM : Mentally Vexed RIPDATE : 04-16-2015
YEAR : 1996 RUNTIME : 27:57 min
GENRE : Hardcore LANGUAGE : English
LABEL : Another Planet Records GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 1008kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 212.8MB
URL : http://tinyurl.com/qaq682x TRACKS : 10 Files
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01 Icepick 2:35
02 God Or Government 2:38
03 Love Sick 2:25
04 Juggernaut 4:04
05 No Remorse 2:55
06 Falafel 1:20
07 Unemployed 2:13
08 Mentally Vexed 3:01
09 Shattered Dreams 2:47
10 Crown Of Thornz 3:59
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27:57 min
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│ Crown of Thornz, in their short time together on this Earth, │
│ recorded one of the finest Hardcore albums of the 1990s, right up │
│ there with Madball's "Set It Off" and Sick of it All's "Scratch The │
│ Surface." Lord Ezec, aka Danny Diablo, who went on to be the front │
│ man for Thugcore legends SKARFACE, has his lyrical style perfectly │
│ matched with this band, even more so then he was with the Skarface │
│ lineup. The songs are mutch catchier, and although the sound isn't │
│ quite as sharp, it almost helps the overall vibe of this album as a │
│ true recording from New York City street thugs. The range of the │
│ lyrics are much more than the "Let's do drugs and kick some ass" │
│ attitude that Skarhead had. Although that was appealing for what │
│ Skarhead was delivering, COT's appeal is a littlemore universal │
│ because of the difference. Important politically and socially │
│ motivated songs appear, as well as many more songs that are │
│ definately personal projects for the band. Muscially, the band is │
│ more superior in this one album than virtually any Hardcore band │
│ I've ever heard from any state or any stylye on any album. They │
│ stray far from the basic, and very reduntant stule of most hardcore │
│ bands. The breakdowns are less predictable than someone like │
│ Shutdown (who I think little of) or even Blood for Blood (who I am a │
│ huge fan of). The beats and riffs are as catchy, if not more so, │
│ than any Sick of it All song, and the vocal range of Ezec on │
│ "Mentally Vexed" is even more superior to even Freddy Madball, who I │
│ consider to be the finest Hardcore vocalist I've yet to hear. Its a │
│ damn shame COT didn't stick around longer, and an even worse shame │
│ that their other releases are so hard to find. I consider myself │
│ lucky to have found this one stiting in a used CD store in Denver, │
│ otherwise who knows if I'd ever get to hear them by now. Mentally │
│ Vexed sits atop my list, constantly battling "Scratch the Surface" │
│ as my favorite Hardcore album. If you love Hardcore, especially the │
│ New York Thug sound, you NEED to add this to your collection as soon │
│ as you can find it. │
│ │
│ --Enjoy │
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CATARACT: CLOUDING YOUR VISION