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<\/a><\/p>\nThis thrash band from Michigan\u00a0must have known that a third album for a big record company is important, a kind of make it or break it release.\u00a0Kyle Gunther is the vocalist in the band and he has a voice that easily changes from harsh thrash into guttural death vocals. The musicians play very tight and from the first until the last song, you sit on the edge of your seat.<\/p>\n
The music is a mix of thrash and death with some NWOBHM twists – and sometimes a real roller coaster. The heavy metal influences you\u00a0find back in the melodic guitar pieces and the riffs used in a few songs. Opener “Scars” is a heavy thrash granate with a certain kind of groove. “Not Your Slave” tops the first song and is a mix of fast and mid-tempo pieces with grunting vocals in Gorefest style combined with thrash in Exodus tempos.\u00a0“Absence” is fast from start to finish with Kyle barking and grunting like a mad dog with its tail on fire. In “Spoiled” the NWOBHM influence really catches the eye, the opening riff could have been from Saxon or Maiden in the early eighties. In “The Climb” the band almost flies through the sound barrier and Kyle’s harsh and grunting voice is interweaved. The melodic guitar pieces give some rest in the brutal chaos.<\/p>\n
“Blood & Lies” is a bit more structured and balanced thrash song, after that\u00a0“Bound By Fear” takes over and\u00a0that track has a kind of Devildriver vibe combined with deathcore elements. In “Despised”, the NWOBHM influences are back again in form of\u00a0melodic guitar riffs and solos. “Shackles” follows in the same\u00a0kind of style. Then the longest track (4:09) starts with an acoustic intro after which the song opens\u00a0in Maiden style and\u00a0then leads us through all the different styles we already enjoyed in the\u00a0other songs on the album.<\/p>\n Mix Exodus, Slayer, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver and add a portion of\u00a0NWOBHM to it and you have an idea of what to expect.<\/p>\n 01. Scars Playing time:<\/strong> 35:00<\/p>\n Release date:<\/strong> 21 August, 2015<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Metal Blade Records<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> www.battlecrossmetal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/p>\nTracklist:<\/h4>\n
\n02. Not Your Slave
\n03. Absence
\n04. Spoiled
\n05. The Climb
\n06. Blood & Lies
\n07. Bound By Fear
\n08. Despised
\n09. Shackles
\n10. The Path<\/p>\n