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Artist: Restruct |
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Hailing
from Washington DC hard rockers Restruct have been making waves across
the pond in their native US, so much so drink
company Rockstar have been quick to pledge allegiance with the band,
with the aim to get them that much needed jolt in more ways than one. This is the bands debut
release and on the evidence of this album it wont be long before the
band sign to a major label. Their hard edged metal is very now, the mix
of big tuned down guitars from Colin Ault with a massive rhythm section
of Noah Ortega and Jason Williams, are the foundation for the bands sound,
but it’s the vocals might of frontman Freeman Belmont that really
shines throughout this album. From the opening assault of
'Change' I knew this album was going to be something I’d like. The huge
sound these guys bring to the table reminds me of the first time I heard
the likes of Alice in Chains and Soundgarden, but this isn’t a band
trying to recapture that Grunge sound, this is a band that have the same
mighty sound of the aforementioned bands but with a Metal edge. The big sky metal continues
with darker ‘Tougher Side’ before the rather special ‘Drag’,
again a massive massive vocal from Belmont that towers above the gritty
guitars, then Belmont shows his real talent as he brings it down for
‘Alcohol’, a real moody piece that has an intensity without losing
the basis of what Restruct are all about. It's all switch with ‘Rain
To Snow’, probably the most commercial track on the album, before
bringing the big noise with ‘Fading Away’, again a mood ridden vocal
from Belmont the real force behind this one. The pace is brought down
again with what I could call a metal ballad in ‘Dream’. A real classy
piece of gritty metal and the superbly dark ‘The Brim’, two tracks
that really show the diverse nature of the band. The tempo is really picked
up big style with the fantastic riff laden ‘Peeling Skin’ before
returning to the more mood driven vibe of ‘Can’t Let You Go’, then
it's all guns blazing once more for excellent ‘Sex Slave’, again
with that massive guitar sound and an even bigger Belmont vocal. The album closes with two
very different but equally powerful tracks first up it the humbling dark
‘Know Me Now’, again slung down guitar licks backed my a thunderous
rhythm section, then the closer ‘Sea Of Taste’, the darkest the band
get on the album. A titanic slice of metal melancholy that rounds off a
very impressive debut from a band with a big big future if they get the
right breaks. |
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Tracklisting: 1.
Change |
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