Fear Absolute claim to have influences of technically
brilliant bands like Dream Theater and Death. But after
listening to this five track demo, I thought that the only
thing that makes this Fredericton, New Brunswick –
based death metal band unique from the typical “cookiemonster
rock”, is that they don’t sound so much like their
on coke or crack (which is a good thing). Other than that,
these guys have no surprises.
However, if this death metal thing really does suit your
fancy, they are releasing their second demo in the very
near future. – Brooke Chiasson
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Fear Absolute – The Truth
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Skinny Puppy – Back and Forth Volume 5
So, despite the bad blood that Nivek Ogre had with the
other members of Skinny Puppy in 1996, he and cEvin
Key reunited possibly for one time only at the Doomsday
Festival in Dresden Germany in August 2000. Thus
bringing us the recording of “Doomsday: Back+ Forth Vol
5 – Live in Dresden”, under the Nettwerk record label.
Like just about everything else from Skinny Puppy, this
really isn’t a CD that I would rush out and pay twentysome
dollars for. There are only a few tracks that really
catch my attention (i.e.: Deep Down Trauma Hounds and
Harsh Stone White) and a few others that sound a little too weird (not that weird is a bad thing), and a few that were a little too repetitive for my liking.
Whether or not I’d recommend this CD to a devoted
Skinny Puppy fan is a completely different question
altogether. Being somebody who has been a bit indifferent about their music for a long while all I can suggest is to give it a listen to first and decide for yourself.
– Brooke Chiasson
