REVIEW: TEARABYTE - EMBRACE OBLIVION

 

TEARABYTE - EMBRACE OBLIVION (Screaming Ferret Wreckords, 2002)

Produced by Al Mead and Kevin Mead

Recorded at Intelecon Digital Studios

Artwork by Kevin mead and Lomy Chiv

Tracks: 1- Road Rage, 2- Embrace Oblivion, 3- Strike The Enemy, 4- Tear it up, 5- One More Day, 6- Under the Sand, 7- Lash of the Gash, 8- It´s all a Lie, 9- Price of Evil, 10- Screaming Pig, 11- Pissing Contest, 12- Spear of Destiny, 13- Ring of Fire

This is a band that is extremely heavy. And that doen´t mean that they are extremely fast. In fact they prefer to not abuse the fastest parts and they use a lot of mid paced parts and riffs. The vocals reminded me of Grip Inc´s Gus Chambers, specially on tracks like "Embrace Oblivion". The main thing here are the songs and they are really heavy. But they also have memorable choruses and great solos. There are killer melodies and the riffs are very original on most of the tracks. I would like the band to mix the guitars a little bit louder (so the hihat doesn´t opaque certain frequencies). Great songs !! Again, I think the main point here are the killer riffs that give the band a lot of identity (sometimes they have great thrash metal influences). I recommend this one. Favorite tracks: "Embrace Oblivion", "One More Day" and "Screaming Pig". Contact: www.screamingferret.com