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Italy is quickly growing up to become one of the leading
metal nations of Europe and besides the large number of metal labels in the
country there are also some very good bands making their way through the
international metal community such as this one called Node (not to be mixed up
with Nude on the same label...). Node was formed in 1994 by Gary D'Eramo and
Steve Minelli (ex-Death SS, session guitarist for Lacuna Coil) and they have
so far released two mini albums and one full-length (before this one that is).
This is one very intense album that proves that Italian bands are able to do
more than play epic power metal. Node actually sounds like a modern, thicker
version of At The Gates although they will probably never reach the perfection
of "Slaughter Of The Soul". Node do perhaps not bring us anything new but
they are still one of the best Italian bands at the moment, at least on the
more extreme side and I hope they will continue to develop in the future. The
two opening tracks of this album are top notch death / thrash metal with very
intense riffing and powerful vocals but the rest of the album doesn't quite
live up to the expectations you have after having listened to then. A good
solid release but no masterpiece.
| Tracklist |
1. Hystory Seeds 2. Jerry |
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Mander 3. Sacristan' Scorn Towards Water 4. Bloody Hills |
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5. Behaviours 6. Last Doctor 7. No Title, No Bible 8. |
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Thanathophobia 9. The Plot Thickens |
: 42.10
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