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| Band: MOSH-PIT JUSTICE |
| Title: Mosh-Pit Justice |
| Format: CD |
| Release Date: 9/Oct/2013 |
| Price: $9.00 USD |
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EBM records presents the 32th offering of the "Thrash is Back" Series.
Combining Power, Progressive, Thrash and Doom Mosh-Pit Justice has become one of the most interesting old school Metal projects that the current Metal Scene has to offer. After 2 self produced EPs the band has joined our roster to release their debut album which Blur the lines between technical, Bay area-style Thrash, traditional Heavy Metal and European Power Metal.
This is a very strong and convincing debut release, featuring some inspired guitar work and memorable songs. George Peichev's vocals are very powerful and distinctive, and the music is generally more original and stronger than what many other bands have to offer.
Every song hitting the sweet spot between hook and riff, this album is a triumph and a promising step in future of this amazing Metal Band !!
If you are a fan of bands such as Forbidden, Overkill, Exodus and Sanctuary then this album is a must !! |
| > Track List |
| 1. Celestial cry |
6. The serpent |
| 2. Pray to me |
7. I stand in fire |
| 3. Blood of the tyrant |
8. Wicked messiah |
| 4. Crucify |
9. Dark angel |
| 5. In dollar we trust |
10. Posers genocide |
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| > Sound Sample |
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| Zombie Ritual |
I think this is my first contact with Bulgarian metal scene, although I heard some big names in the past, mainly of heavy metal genre in late 80's. I seems like this trio has huge experience with thrash metal genre, as they created a big piece of metal full of musical resources and good taste on guitar riffs.
Actually, all tracks are based in solid guitar riffs and the work on this instrument is excellent. As the genre as turned into a saturated mess, these guys don't want to repeat childish mistakes and beyond falling in black holes, they truly tried to make a particular sound with a incisive breath of power metal and traces of iron spirit running through the veins. Also, vocals are quite strong and I liked the way this guy made some “epic” lines, like in track “The Serpent”, you will notice big roots on heavy/power metal genre. This is a great album full of strong pieces of aggression, rabid morbid lines and heavy metal structures. It's recommended for those who are looking bands in the European underground and still open minded for new sounds. Don't mistake with the furious ape in the cover art, this is not a young thrash metal band for young and trendy people. As extra info, Stanislav Vasilev (guitars and vocals) played in a band called Kartzer, in early 90's.– Victor Varas |
| Metallized |
Leggi il nome della band, Mosh-Pit Justice , e già questo tradisce bellicosi osanna al thrash d'annata. Poi ti imbatti in titoli come Poser Genocide o nell'artwork di copertina, raffigurante uno scimmione toppato e smanicato - Exodus , Overkill , Forbidden e Dark Angel sono le icone di cui si orna la bestia- intento ad assalire un cotonatissimo fan dei Poison , e pensi di aver già capito cosa stai per ascoltare. Non sarà propriamente così: l'omonimo album di debutto dei tre bulgari, infatti, pur non allontanandosi drasticamente dalle coordinate sopra intuite, si rivelerà molto più duttile e imprevedibile di quanto si possa pensare. Difficile aspettarsi qualcosa di differente da un thrash concitato e serrato, molto adrenalinico e tirato quasi nella sua totalità, da una band con tali peculiarità, ed infatti gli elementi tipici del genere non mancano, organizzati in canzoni omogenee e senza picchi, veementi e anche coinvolgenti, se vogliamo. Nulla di straordinario, è bene sottolinearlo: un thrash canonico discretamente proposto, privo di squilli memorabili o originalità di sorta. Da elogiare il tentativo di stratificare vagamente le diverse composizioni, applicando al loro interno differenti soluzioni vocali e svariate alternative melodiche. È proprio qui che arriva l'imprevedibilità di cui si diceva sopra: il terzetto, infatti, avanza qualche piccola sorpresa, senza per questo andare a snaturare la classicità del proprio genere.
La voce di George Peichev , ad esempio, suona rabbiosa ma pulita, discostante da ogni cliché classicamente thrashy: non è aspra, non è feroce, tantomeno acuta, ma si rifà quasi ad uno stile heavy classico senza alcuna influenza tonale particolare, producendosi in certi refrain anche troppo melodici o epici per i gusti dei puristi del genere (ascoltatevi The Serpent ed il suo refrain anthemico, se non ci credete). Questo è un elemento che porta diversi punti al carniere dei nostri, bravi a non incancrenirsi su uno stereotipo fin troppo consolidato nella scena da revival contemporanea. Il colpo migliore lo assestano proprio così, i Mosh-Pit Justice , smentendo i naturali pregiudizi che sorgono al cospetto di monicker e copertina, elementi che farebbero invece pensare ad una pedissequa riproposizione di ricette ormai trite, ritrite e prive di personalità. Staffa Vasilev si occupa delle chitarre, incidendo velocissimi riff sfuggenti e febbrili sezioni soliste: il meglio lo si udisce in pezzi dal bel riffato come Blood of the Tyrant , anche se la varietà non è certo la dote migliore del musicista; i suoni sono nervosi e supportati da un drumming potente e quadrato, moderno nei suoni -da notare che dietro le pelli si siede lo stesso Vasilev - e urgente nelle ritmiche. In alcuni brani dal piglio più moderno compaiono pure rocciosi breakdown, anche se gli episodi più avvincenti sono quelli contraddistinti da frenetiche serrate thrashy, concentrate nella seconda parte della tracklist. Il drumming si fa infatti tellurico in episodi quali Wicked Messiah o Dark Angel , che con I Stand in Fire compongono un trittico dinamitardo capace di far sussultare -e non poco- il disco in coda.
Le tracce iniziali come Blood of the Tyrant o Pray to Me erano state efficaci, ma leggermente meno incisive, mentre una In Blood We Trust aveva delineato più che altro le sfaccettature moderne del thrash dell'act est-europeo. Alla fine dell'ascolto prevale dunque una sensazione di piacevole sorpresa: chi si aspetta la classica fotocopia di Exodus o Overkill resterà deluso, mentre chi ha voglia di apprezzare una band capace di gettare qualche ingrediente personale in una ricetta consolidata potrà apprezzare un dischetto sincero, forse non memorabile, ma sicuramente degno di qualche ascolto. |
| Metal Imperium |
| < ckeck the link above for full review > |
| Zware Metalen |
Het uit Bulgarije stammende Mosh-Pit-Justice brengt heerlijke old school thrashmetal die zwaar geënt is op de vakbroeders van Overkill , Forbidden en Kreator . Alle vier nummers die op de uit 2012 stammende ep The Serpent stonden, staan ook op deze release.
Hier en daar refreert het stemgeluid aan King Diamond . Muzikaal worden we getrakteerd op stop-and-go breaks, puntige riffs met een hook, melodie en een juiste dosis agressie.
De eerlijkheid gebiedt te zeggen dat niet alle nummers even sterk zijn. Het intro van openingsnummer Celestial Cry voegt weinig toe, originaliteit is ver te zoeken (het roepen van “all posers must die” in Posers Genocide is zo 1983) en de tempowisselingen zijn soms wat vergezocht. Daarnaast verraadt het accent van zanger Peichev te sterk zijn afkomst. Er staan enkele positieve uitschieters op zoals Blood Of The Tyrant , In Dollar We Trust en Wicked Messiah . Deze nummers hakken er lekker op los en zorgen ervoor dat ik een positief gevoel overhoud aan Mosh-Pit-Justice . Maar misschien was het toch beter geweest iets meer tijd in nieuwe composities te steken dan de oude nummers opnieuw op te nemen.
Er zijn op compositorisch vlak nog stappen te zetten. Soms komen bepaalde riffs net te vaak terug en dat komt de spanningsboog niet bepaald ten goed. Als er daarnaast aan het accent van Peichev gesleuteld kan worden dan kan Mosh-Pit-Justice nog verder groeien. Het zal voor deze heren lastig zijn geweest om in hun thuisland een goede studio te vinden, laat staan op te treden. Dit in ogenschouw nemende is dit best een aardige debuutpaat geworden. |
| Metal Temple |
In my opinion, there is nothing like a bit of good Thrash. Heavy, hard and fast - The guys in MOSH-PIT JUSTICE have nailed it for their debut. Bassist Mariyan G. teamed up with former band mates and longtime friends to create an album that combines the best of Thrash, Power, and Progressive with a nice touch of Doom in there. On your first listen you can notice strait away that there are certainly influences from all of these in there.
The first track “Celestial Cry - Pray to Me” starts slow and atmospheric, combining really a progressive rhythm with beautiful guitar lying over the top. Then it hits you, out of nowhere we have authentic old school thrash, matched with piercing vocals from George Peichev . Almost flawlessly it moves into a Doom style interlude, but always cutting back to that raw Thrash feel. Towards the end of the song it cuts to a solo from Staffa Vasilev , Then to confuse you even more, finishing on some acoustic guitar to close the song. Diverse is probably the best way to describe their sound. “Blood of the tyrant” seems to offer a faster and extremely mosh pit friendly song at the start, but continues to follow suit with the calmer “doomy” interludes. Not really a bad thing though, you can start to feel a vibe coming off the album. Nothing like some really strong drums at the start of a song, and you can't help but notice the talent of Staffa throughout “Crucify” , This song also, brings out the power metal side of MOSH-PIT JUSTICE beautifully, with a the clean vocals section right in the middle - pulled off brilliantly.
The opening to “In Dollar We Trust” really stood out to me. Using their obvious talents and switching genre to genre with ease. We are treated to some more clean vocals, and I'm so pleased that we are. They make it seem so easy! Lyrically “The Serpent” is spot on, power metal style beginning, and we are back to Thrash once again. This track to me stands out as incredibly melodic, blisteringly good guitar, but that has been constant though out the entire album. Certainly a Mosh-Pit friendly song. “I Stand In Fire” so much Power. Genre wise and it's a very strong song! Diverse and changing its pace consistently throughout. Clearly staying true to the overall album sound. Opening with stunning riff and even better vocals, “Wicked Messiah” starting steadily and heavily but breaking into face melting guitar and bass in between verses. Catchy and Quick! What more could you want?! Holding out right to the end chopping and changing all the way through. Fantastic.
“Dark Angel” I think is an absolutely perfect example of how simply they make it look to change speed and style. Chopping and changing throughout, everything just works together. Bringing the album to a final close we are faced with “Posers Genocide” - amazing harsher vocals on this track, with the backing vocals giving that overall added power to the sound. Personally I absolutely love the riff. Keeping to their own style flawlessly. With a funky little interlude once again. This track sounds to me, like they are trying to get the best of everything in there, and show the individual talents in one final go. Fantastic cose to the album. Finishing on the comforting note of “ All Posers Must Die” .
This album is definitely made for fans of both Thrash and Doom, with the two aforementioned genres, there is such a huge speed difference, and in some places perhaps changing the speed shouldn't be changed between so often. I would have loved there to be a song that was perhaps more “Doomy” to go alongside the otherwise faster songs. Nonetheless I really enjoyed this album. |
| Rock en Cuba |
Buenísimo trío búlgaro formado por Mariyan G al Bajo y coros, George Peichev a la Voz y Staffa Vasilev a la batería. Se nota que son buenos y técnicos músicos, apreciándose influencias de Death, Testament y Anthrax en las guitarras rítmicas y solistas, y de Anthrax y Sanctuary en la voz de George, que aunque sea mejorable es bastante personal.
Se aprecia la pasión que ponen en todo el trabajo, siendo los temas bastante variados, con cambios de ritmo e interludios acústicos, sin perder ni un ápice de fuerza Thrash más en onda americana de la Bay Área, con algún toque Doom en algunas partes, lo cual hace bastante interesante el CD evitando caer en la monotonía.
A destacar el tema “In Dollar We Trust”, donde se aprecia más melodía en las guitarras, con algún toque power y la voz me trae recuerdos en ciertas partes a Mercyful Fate. Precioso comienzo de línea de guitarras limpias en “The Serpent” desembocando luego en sonido más PowerThrash tipo Nevermore de los primeros discos, tema variado que sigue el dinamismo general de todo el CD de no caer en la monotonía.
Sorprenden los cambios en el tema “Dark Angel”, uno de los mejores para mi gusto. Grata sorpresa éste primer trabajo completo tras 2 EP´S anteriores del 2012 y del 2013.
Grupo bastante versátil y técnico dentro del Thrash europeo con reminiscencias de sonido americano Bay Área. Con mucha calidad instrumental como demuestran en el último tema “Posers Genocide”. Banda y disco totalmente recomendable de principio a fin para fans de éste sonido. |
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