REVIEW: CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN - THE GENOCIDE MACHINE

 

CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN - THE GENOCIDE MACHINE (Deathvomit Recs. - 2001): This is a Death/ Grind band in te style of extreme bands as de Exhumed, Brutal Truth or Mortician. In fact, I think that what sets this band apart from the others are two things: the guitar parts that are really intelligent and killer, specially in the slower parts (example: "The Genocide Machine" (0:20) and (0:42)), which I think should be more exploited in the future to get more identity and certain drums rhythms that are not typical from the style and that make the listener not feel that the songs are too similar. (listen for example the double bass drumming in the title track (0:46) that makes the song much more interesting that what could have been if he had only played blast beats) I like this record, specially the guitars that sound really tight and the drums (the sound is clear and you can listen all that this guy is doing behind the drumkit). There are also a couple of things that are quite strange for bands of this style, for example the experimental "Isabella´s Nightmare" with keyboards and sound effects or "Extreme Cannibal Smoke!" with a slow beginning and medium sections. Favorite tracks: "Only One Per Coffin", "Extreme Cannibal Smoke!" y "Beethoven´s Children". Contact: www.deathvomit.com.