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The German band Squealer are back with their third
full-length album "Under The Cross" which continues the melodic trend of the
previous two albums but also adds a harder touch which is very welcome. What
is most important is that they haven't given up the melodic sound which has
always been their trademark. It is very hard to categorize Squealer - there
are lots of power metal choruses, nice guitar melodies but also plenty of
thrash metal influences and also a touch of modern Fear Factory metal, most
notably on the Johnny Wakelin cover ("In Zaire"). This band has managed to
pull the best elements from several different metal styles and created a
crushing and powerful yet melodic sound of their own which I give them credit
for. However, some of the tracks of this album sound a little too similar all
the way through. Luckily these are exceptions and my overall impression of
this album is that anyone into heavy metal should be able to enjoy these
tracks. The only thing I don't like is that it sometimes gets a little
monotonous, mainly because of the almost constant and neverending pounding
drums. Outstanding tracks: "Painful Lust", "Thinking
Allowed!".
| Tracklist |
1. Painful Lust 2. Facing |
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The Depth 3. My Last Goodbye 4. Thinking Allowed! 5. |
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Under The Cross 6. Rules Of Life 7. Down And Out 8. Fade |
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Away 9. Out Of The Dark 10. In Zaire Limited |
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edition bonus track: 11. Low Budget Heroes |
: 43.21
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