Seizures in Barren Praise

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Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 25:04

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2008 Rewind: The Year in Metal

By Cosmo Lee, eMusic Contributor

The decreasing cost of recording and distribution (on the Internet, anyway) has resulted in a tsunami of new metal releases. Like restaurants in New York City, you could try out a new one every day for the rest of your life. But remember: dipping your toes in the ocean is much more enjoyable than trying to drink it. Use, then, this roundup of 2008s best metal releases as leads, not as permanent destinations. The Grind Goes… more »

They Say All Music Guide

The second full-length (if a 25-minute CD counts) by arty Seattle-based punk-grindcore quartet Trap Them is noisier, heavier, and more dissonant than their debut. Producer Kurt Ballou (better known as the guitarist for Converge) continues to shape their sound into a bass-heavy, live-in-your-face assault. There’s less of a D-beat punk element to their sound now, and a fuller, even more distorted edge of Swedish death metal creeping in; when they slow down (which isn’t often), they get pretty close to Entombed territory. This is particularly true on “Mission Convincers,” the seven-minute death march that closes the album. Meanwhile, “Gutterbomb Heaven on the Grid” showcases the band’s arty side, with distant melodies, static, and martial drumming underpinning the vocalist’s harsh, almost Jaz Coleman-like chanting. Seizures in Barren Praise is a ferocious, impressive demonstration of all of Trap Them’s many virtues, none of which is easy on the ears, exactly, but all of which are worth experiencing. – Phil Freeman

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