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| Band: SEAX |
| Title: High on Metal |
| Format: Digipack CD |
| Release Date: 4/Oct/2012 |
| Price: $10.00 USD |
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EBM records presents the 20th offering of the "Thrash is Back" Series.
SEAX combines uncompromising old-fashioned speed metal with an unabashedly punk sensibility. The band have captured the essence of that metal/punk hybrid that characterized so much of what we called “speed metal” during the 80s, I cannot think of any other current band mining the same territory quite the way SEAX does.
Formed in 2010 this group of thrashers set out to bring old-school thrash/speed metal to the New England area and eventually bring their style of music to the rest of the world SEAX music has a purity, a simplicity, a nostalgia and an unstopable energy that sets this band apart from the rest.
High on Metal will be definitely the soundtrack to one of your favorite nights of live heavy metal music in recent memory. |
| > Track List |
| 1. Blade of the Seax |
6. Metalhead |
| 2. Molten Iron |
7. High on Metal |
| 3. Carry the Torch |
8. Warfeast |
| 4. Livin' above the Law |
9. Need for Speed |
| 5. Heavy Metal Seax |
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| Dark Scene |
Moshmachine erlebt musikalisch gerade eine Zeitreise vom allerfeinsten. Beginnen wir zuerst mal bei den Wurzeln dieser Truppe. Seax nennt sich die Mannschaft, die 2009 von Gitarrist Hel( Martin Roche) gegründet wurde. Die Idee des Unternehmens war, den Old School Heavy Metal unters Volk zu bringen. 2011 stießen Sänger Camine Blades und Divalo "Dee" zur Band. Divalo ersetzte den Original Drummer Rich. Ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit musste Martin Roche die Band wegen einer schwerwiegenden Armverletzung verlassen und Matt C. Axe nahm seinen Platz ein. Mit diesem Line Up Wechsel änderte die Band auch ihre musikalische Ausrichtung. Seax setzten von nun an auf Speed Metal.
Nun liegt das Debüt der Amis, das sich auf den Namen "High on Metal" schimpft, vor mir und genau hier beginnt die Zeitreise, denn alles auf diesem Silberling schleudert den Hörer volley zurück in die 80er Jahre. Vom Coverartwork beginnend bis hin zur Produktion, die nur so nach 80jahre baufälliger Garage klingt. Eingeläutet wird "Blade Of The Seax" der Opener des Albums von einem extrem coolen Gegroove bei dem aber jedes Körperteil in Mitschunkel-Laune gerät. Danach wird gerumpelt und das über das ganze Album hinweg. "Livin above the Law" ist eine groovigere gehaltene Nummer, "Metalhead" wiederum eher rhythmisch und verdammt an Motörhead erinnernd. Auch der Rest des Albums scheppert vor sich hin, und erinnert mich musikalisch immer wieder an eine Mischung aus Iron Maiden (Gitarren) und Razor (Tempo und Gesang).
Für alle in den 80er Jahren hängengebliebenen und all jene, die mit ihren Kutten eine symbiotische Lebenspartnerschaft eingegangen sind, stellt dieses Teil wohl einen absoluten Pflichtkauf dar. Andere wiederum sollten vorher lieber reinhören.
Fazit Moshmachine: 6,5 Punke für ein durchwegs gutes aber meiner Meinung nach teilweise leider etwas zu eintöniges old-school Metal Machwerk. |
| Eternal Terror |
It's awesome when a local band in my area gains the chance to move up the ranks. This debut album "High On Metal" from Massachusetts traditional/ speed metal band Seax originally hit the streets as their own self-financed independent release. EBM Records likes the upside potential of their sound, and now will be re-issuing the product for a wider marketplace. The band certainly adhere to the old school metal game plan with these 9 songs- production values that resonate with a live, punchy feel, and quick hitting songs that reach for power and speed without extraneous waste of time or space.
Acts like Exciter, Razor, Agent Steel, and Raven are four of the bands that come to mind when I take in fast and furious cuts like "Molten Iron", "Heavy Metal Seax", and closer "Need For Speed". There is a little bit of a punk edge as well to certain drum tempos and riff changes which I think embellishes the youthful spirit and adrenaline that fuels the movement. Matt C. Axe on bass is just as comfortable being up front in the mix and keeps an energetic presence on a standout like "Carry the Torch" where Seax is willing to shift tempos mid-stream and provide a couple of certain audience chant moments when performing this live.
Carmine Blades as a vocalist has an affinity for the NWOBHM and early to mid-1980's singers who may not necessarily possess pitch perfect melodies but packed quite a wallop with their passion and ear-piercing screams. "Livin' Above the Law" for instance gives hints at Paul Di'Anno as well as John Gallagher and Dan Beehler in Carmine's spitfire delivery. And if the front cover art doesn't give you an insight into the band's sound (pitchforks, leather, bullet belts and rage) than you must remain clueless.
We need more of this sound to develop again in North America and bring to the world. "High On Metal" is a must for those who miss old school speed metal in 2012- and Seax could have a long, successful run with this sound (especially those who love the history of metal).
Karakter: 4/6 |
| Rock en Cuba |
Junto a esta reseña verás la que corresponde a la entrega número 19 de la serie que EBM records está presentando bajo el nombre de Thrash is Back. Ahora te hablaremos del número 20. Se trata de Seax, una banda que combina aquel primigenio speed metal que comenzó en los años 80 mezclándolo con elementos del punk.
Indudablemente es una banda original cuya música puede ser catalogada como speed punk. La voz es aguda como eran las voces de la mayoría de las bandas en aquella época y a cada rato matiza sus versos con un alarido mientras que el sonido de las guitarras, mientras hacen rasgueos de speed, es el descuidado timbre del punk. Mezcla asombrosa e interesante.
La banda se formó en el año 2010 comenzando como un grupo de thrashers de la nueva Inglaterra que trabajaban un thrash/speed metal old-school, con intenciones de llevar su música por todo el mundo. Con el tiempo han ido modificándose un poco.
La música es simple con destellos de nostalgia, y mucha energía que ha sido tomado de esa fortaleza primitiva del punk. Existen canciones mucho más entroncadas con este último estilo como "Livin' Above the Law" que es puro punk hasta el momento de los solos de guitarra, y existen temas que van al otro extremo como el típico thrash/speed con que abren el disco "Blade of the Seax" o "Heavy Metal Seax". "High on Metal" es uno de los pocos riffs de guitarra que nos acercan hacia el heavy metal más fuerte.
Los solos de guitarra, son los típicos del thrash donde en muchas ocasiones no se puede seguir la línea del sólo pues este suena un poco anárquico en su concepción melódica. Seax no va a ser la banda que va a conmover al mundo ni cambiar el negocio musical, pero si es un grupo que intenta innovar y decir algo diferente. |
| Lords of Metal |
With their "Thrash Is Back Series The New Forces In Thrash Metal" EBM records has been re-releasing works by some lesser-known old-school thrash bands for a while now. One of the recent releases comes from US crossover thrashers Seax, whose debut High On Metal, which was self-released earlier this year, has now been made available for a broader audience.
What we hear on this album is pure 80s speed metal in the vein of the early days of Metallica, Venom, Destruction, Sodom and similar bands, and especially Abattoir! You know, those tasty raised riffs, fast drums and raw vocals that make you want to kick the hell out of everything and everyone. These guys also regularly flirt with dirty rock n' roll and 80s punk with a NWOBHM-vibe. So to put it short: partying is guaranteed. Of course, even one shred of originality and innovation is not to be found here, but that doesnt really matter. This is just a great chunk of pure nostalgia, with which can just forget about everything, simply have you dragged back in time and just go crazy. And also, it is nice change in between all the more standard old-school thrash that we hear so often nowadays. Strongly recommended for 80s speed metal fetishists. |
| Metal Wave |
La EBM scova dall'Australia questi bravi thrashers Randomorder, che ci propongono 10 tracce in 47 minuti di musica davvero coinvolgente e ben fatta, che si riassume facilmente in questo “The forbidden knowledge”, un tumultuoso disco thrash old school.
Ciò che fila per il verso giusto è un po' tutto in questo disco: tutto è al suo posto e niente è sbilanciato rispetto al resto. La qualità sonora è praticamente perfetta: pulita ma per niente rovinata da un trigger troppo invadente, i volumi sono quantomeno esatti e i brani riescono sempre a convincermi per via di riffs fantasiosi, ben suonati e di una struttura delle canzoni davvero ben congegnata e solida. Una volta infilato il cd nel lettore è facile accorgersi di una band consapevole dei propri mezzi e di come farli funzionare; il tutto si sublima in un cd thrash old school altamente gradevole grazie ad una media dei brani elevata, i cui picchi sono costituiti da una buona “Desecration is your name”, caratterizzata da un attacco molto buono e da un ritornello azzeccato per agilità e potenza a costituire un'opener eccezionale, ben accompagnata dagli altri brani a seguire, di cui i migliori episodi sono costituiti dalla vivacissima e entusiasmante “Salvation”, per poi proseguire con “Bleeding misery” molto in uno stile tra Methedras e Bulldozer, e concludersi con l'infuocato gran finale di “Forgive me for my hatred” e la potente e schietta “Ghost demons”.
Insomma: un cd ben fatto, ben strutturato e pregno d'entusiasmo della band, molto propensa ad andare dritta al sodo. Si tratta di un disco old school conscio dei propri mezzi e poco derivativo, da consigliare agli amanti di questo genere senz'altro sia per la musica proposta, sia per le qualità tecniche del gruppo e sia infine per l'energia delle composizioni, per nulla residuale e che, detta semplicemente, si mangia a colazione certi wannabe del thrash old school. E un plauso alla EBM Records, label che punta sulla parola “metal” dei generi da essa proposti anche a scapito dell'originalità. D'altronde, formula vincente si personalizza, ma di certo non si cambia... o no? |
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