The American
three-piece Project: Failing Flesh is probably a new acquiantance to most of
you and it is also a very young band. The members are however no newcomers to
the metal scene. The band is made up of Tim Gutierrez and Kevin 131, the
latter having produced albums for bands like Brave and Grand Belial's Key.
The third member is no other than Eric Forrest who was the vocalist of
Canadian thrash masters Voivod and now also fronts the his new band E-Force
who are signed to the French label Season Of Mist. "A Beautiful Sickness" is
the self-produced debut album of the band and it is probably not what you
would have expected from these individuals. The music here is heavy mid-paced
industrial metal with lots of sampling and dark churning guitars. The vocals
are close to thrash metal but it is more of shouting than growling or
screaming. There are influences from doom metal, Nine Inch Nails, Fear Factory
and Ministry but most importantly the album is heavy all the way through. The
production is superb and the only thing that I don't like about it is that
there are already so many other American bands doing similar things and this
kind of music easily gets a little monotonous. A fine first effort from a band
that we will probably hear more of in the future. You just have to love a band
that includes a sample from "The
Exorcist"!
written by Vincent Eldefors
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Tracklist
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1. A Beautiful |
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Sickness
2. Planet Dead
3. 9mm Movie
4. Scene Of The |
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Crime
5. Entrance Wound
6. Long Silent Voices
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Dementia Pugilistica
8. Taste Of The Lie
9. Highwire Act
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10. Warhead
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Playing time: 40.37
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