Artist: Keenants 
   Title: Let's Start From The Beginning
   Label: Copro Records / Casket Music

The Italian rock scene has had somewhat of a boost over the past couple of years and with this revolution comes another Italian band set to make its mark on this ever growing scene.

Keenants are a new band that since their formation back in 2001, have taken the underground scene by storm.  This their first full length album hits low and hard, it has many of the trademark hardcore metal strings but what they bring is that Italian passion too their music.

The sound is very Korn meets Coal Chamber with a touch of Slayer thrown in for good measure, with the heavy bass and the intense vocals. The opening track ‘This Song Is Not On The Playlist’ sees the band open up to a flurry of bass and heavy guitars and the snarling vocals of Luca, this onslaught on the senses continues with the very Korn-ish ‘Waiting For God’.

The pace picks up with the infectious ‘Ride On The Grind’ that has to be one on my favourite tracks on the album.

The album is a well balanced release with the tempo constantly changing from track to track something that other bands should take note of, these changes makes the album very palatable to the ear, something that I find hard to do with similar bands of this genre.

A good debut and with the right promotion the band should have a big impact in 2006

Tracklisting:

1. This song is not on the Playlist
2. Waiting for God
3. Ride on the Grind
4. Earthbound
5. Feedback
6. Unbreakable
7. Nazarene
8. Descent
9. Everwinter Sky
10. Let's start from the Beginning
11. Not a Word
12. Revelation
13. Revelations II (put your mind in action)

 

                   

 

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