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Score:
8.0
Submission - Failure to Perfection
Info
Track list
1. Warhunger
2. Darkened Eyes
3. Recycled Mind
4. Deathride to Escape
5. Reject Ignite Burn
6. Condemned Cell
7. Introspective Thoughts
8. Hollow is Transparent
9. RageCage
10. Point Blank
Label
Country
Denmark
Released
2006
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Line up
Christoffer Petersen - Guitar
Kasper Kirkegaard - Guitar
Steven Qvist - Vocals
Morten Sørensen - Drums
Boris Tandrup - Bass
This album is what I like to call “the new wave of thrash metal”, ok so it may not be new but its until recent years that bands such as Darkane, Scar Symmetry and perhaps Carnal Forge are showing the world that melodic Death metal and thrash metal are a mach made in heaven…. hell for all the Christian haters out there; any way “Failure to Perfection” goes a little far from just that, adding some hardcore sounding vocals to the mix, increasing the aggressiveness of the album.

Ten tight, fast, furious and melodic as they come tracks on this great release; every song has an identity on their own, full of hooks and catchy riffs, the speedy thrash drums are there, the well played melodic guitars invade your senses with a variation of soft and sharp riffs giving the album a multidimensional sound, while the clean vocals introduce you to a memorable chorus line that remains even after many minutes have passed.

“Condemned Cell” has everything this hybrid genre has to offer, nice solos, the aggressive nature of its drums, clean vocals alternating with the raw and a great array of catchy rhythms.

The good thing about Submission is that they are playing something that has already been done before but they are giving it their own personal touch, with blending tempos that interlace in an almost imperceptible manner yet they can affect the way you respond to each segment and that raw vocal work bringing aggressiveness to the even “softer tracks”.

“RageCage” almost at the end of the record shows a more technical approach, with intricate tempos, and a solid guitar performance, a very different track than the previous more melodic songs that “Failure to Perfection” had you use to for a couple of minutes; and that’s why this album is so good, they have a sound but they are not afraid of placing a couple of variations within the album in order to surprise you, I mean this is not a technical or prog band, but they still like to play around with different approaches to their music with out totally going out of their realm of metal.

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