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Many are the bands today
who are trying to put their feet down in the nu-metal genre but there are very
few who do it and succeed to come up with something interesting. The Swedish
band Sheol is one of the lucky ones and their second demo is one of the most
impressive demos I've heard in a long time now. Sheol started out when the
current members Jakob Engblom and Mikael Kindberg played together in a punk /
rock band with inspiration from acts like Green Day, Therapy? and Rancid. When
the drummer quit their band he was replaced with the former Votur (a death
metal band who have released a mini album on the Italian label Nocturnal
Music) drummer Lea Larsson who made the band turn heavier and more edgy. In
the summer of 2002 the female vocalist Ilinca joined them and that is for sure
one of the most important happenings in their history as a band. She does a
wonderful job on this demo with both clean vocals and aggressive growling.
Even though Soundgarden is one of her favorite bands it should be mentioned
that Cannibal Corpse's “Bloodthirst" is also one of her favorite albums.
Influences within the band range from Danko Jones and Green Day to Emperor and
At The Gates but the final result winds up being some form of neo-metal. Mix
melodic punk rock with groovy thrash metal and female vocals and you may get
some idea of what Sheol sounds like anno 2003. With a more massive and
powerful production they could go far so go visit their website and download a
few chosen tracks from their two demos. Also, this demo is really cheap (only
20 SEK) if you are interested.
| Tracklist |
1. Unbreakable |
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2. Can´t hide 3. Betrayal 4. "Nose-flute" 5. World |
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Domination |
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| Buy other Sheol albums |
