REVIEW: BLASTMAT - THEME FOR A DYING WORLD

 

BLASTMAT - THEME FOR A DYING WORLD (Independent, 2002)

Produced by Blastmat

Recorded at Barn Owl Studios. Engineered by Kerry Gollareny

Artwork by Blastmat

Tracks: 1- New Messiah, 2- Desensitized, 3- Lives for lies, 4- Theme for a dying world, 5- Taliban Fight Song, 6- Church and state, 7- You and Yours, 8- Fire in the city, 9- Jesus Saves, 10- It all comes down, 11- Dog Eat Dog

Take a little bit of hard rock, add some metal then add a lot of hardcore and punk and then you´ll have a close idea of how does Blastmat´s music sound. I enjoyed a lot the tracks contained here because of the choruses that the tracks have and I liked the simple and effective riffs (really hardcore) that Andy Reitano makes with his guitar. Here you will have from catchy songs to some that are much faster (like "Lives for Lies") and everything in between. The main thing here are the rhythms which are designed to make the people jump and to sing along with the band. The sound is a little bit muddy but this guys can solve that in the future adding more time to the mix. A good one for lovers of hardcore and similar styles!! Favorite tracks: "Lives for lies", "Taliban Fight Song" and "Jesus Saves". Contact: http://members.aol.com/blastmatcthc