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The German five-piece death / thrash metal act
Final Breath is the latest addition to the Nuclear Blast stable but this is
not their debut album. The band actually formed in 1993 and released their
full-length debut in the year 2000 through the Massacre partner label Gutter
Records. Final Breath sound very much like Swedish bands of the genre such as
Soilwork and Darkane but perhaps with a somewhat less thick sound wall and
more varied tempos. If you enjoy those bands you will probably want to at
least see what Final Breath is all about. With this album they deliver ten
tracks of razor-sharp riffs, relentless thrashy metal and raging growling
vocals. The only problem that the band still suffers from is that they often
fall into the same riffs over and over again but when you get to hear Final
Breath at their best such as in the seven minute opus "Break Down" they are
really great. Another thing that they should stay away from is slower passages
if they do not find a way of making them sound good. Right now they only fill
out empty space but that is unfortunately almost always the case with extreme
metal bands. Not the most amazing death / thrash release I've heard but still
a most decent collection of intense and furious metal with a modern day
feeling and a solid production courtesy of Andy Classen. Stand-out tracks:
"Break Down", "To Live And To Die",
"Careless".
| Tracklist |
1. Under Pressure 2. Mind |
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Explosion 3. Killed By Lust 4. Break Down 5. |
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Nondescript 6. White Prison 7. When Love Turns To Hate 8. |
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The Punisher 9. To Live And To Die 10. Careless |
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: 48.28
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