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Total Devastation is a Finnish band
that has been around since the summer of 1998. In the early days the band
existed as a three-piece but today they are no less than six members, three of
which are brothers (!). According to the band this album is a result of
frustrations and injustices of the modern society. Oh, my, do I sense leftist
people in the extreme music business? No more talk about politics, in fact I
couldn't possibly care less about their political opinions. "Roadmap Of
Pain" is the debut album from this young band and with the support of the
label and a professional studio they have managed to produce a quality
release, at least soundwise. The music is very aggressive with harsh
hardcore-ish death metal vocals and it also sounds modern and mechanical (if
modern and mechanical must come hand in hand...). It is this industrial or
mechanical touch that is the biggest problem with this disc. Even though these
guys know their instruments pretty well the music comes off as rather
monotonous and it feels as if there is a not a whole lot of things going on.
It is not bad but it gets a little boring and grey in the end. Don't get me
wrong, grey is a color that needs no word assault but my final judgment on
this album is decent, nothing more, nothing less. It is heavy though and that
I like. If mechanical death metal sounds interesting to you then maybe they
are worth the money, if not you might be intrigued by the fact that Tapio
Wilska from Moonsorrow makes a guest speech on one of the tracks. If neither
of it, just forget about Total Devastation for now. Recommended to try out if
you enjoy Fear Factory, Static-X or aggressive death metal in general
though.
| Tracklist |
1. I Am God |
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2. Struggling From Chokehold 3. Disguise 4. Fragments |
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5. Production Peak 6. Left Hand Of The Devil 7. Fleshing |
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8. Let It Bleed 9. Prepare To Die 10. Ignoring Pain |
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