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It has now been three years since Gurd
released their last album "Bedlam" and they have now departed from Century
Media Records to sign a new deal with the Danish label Diehard Music. This
Swiss band was born in 1994 and rose in the ashes of the well known
power-thrash outfit Poltergeist. While Poltergeist were firmly rooted in the
early German thrash metal Gurd became more and more influenced with more
modern sounds and their music probably appeals more to fans of Machine Head,
Pantera and the growing league of neo-thrash bands than Destruction or
Kreator. The music is groovy, heavy, aggressive yet melodic and structured and
it is obvious that these guys know what they are doing. Just listen to the
wonderful guitar solo on the final track "My Demons". Apart from this song
you will not find a lot of guitar solos on this album although there are some
more. Instead the music is straight-forward and razor sharp most of the time.
This is not unique in any way but Gurd do what they do very well. The only
thing that I am not too fond of is the vocalist whose voice often sounds a
little foolish in my opinion. If groovy power-thrash and bands like Testament,
Pantera and Machine Head is your think then Gurd is for you. They are
definitely one of the better lesser known bands of the
genre.
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1. Razorblade 2. Can't Take |
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Back 3. Mayday 4. A New War 5. Older But Wiser 6. |
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Control 7. Decision 8. Strive 9. Fangs 10. Club Of |
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Lies 11. Obey 12. Believe In Nothing 13. My Demons |
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