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 100
Demons:
"100
Demons"
1 - Time Bomb
2 - Destiny
never came
3 - Dying in
my own Arms
4 - Repeat
Process
5 - Something
terrible
6 - Lord have
Mercy
7 - Non Believer
8 - Hid Father's
Son
9 - Never
surrender Virtue (no desit virtus)
Pete
Morcey - vocals
Rich Rosa -
drums
Jeremy
Braddock - guitar
Rick Brayall
- guitar (solos)
Erik Barret -
bass
Deathwish Inc
/ Indigo
recorded
at Planet Z studios- produced
by Zeuss and 100 Demons - mastered
by Alan Douches at West west side music
release
date 26.07.2004
A
violent and unstoppable death-crossover for 100 Demons in their self
title full length.
Blind
fury, merged with mastery and wise parsimony to melodic incursions mixed
with riffs of guitar and doble drums very quick and hammering.
In
“Time Bomb” and “Destiny Never Came” the sound is
simply destructive: quite intelligent are the sound solutions making
these songs original and innovative.
A
growl the one by Pete Morcey winning on candenced riffs and relentless
rhythm, recreating a sort of “fight to the last note”.
“Dying
In My Own Arms” it’s almost an emo-core
song, managing to express itself in less articulated but more
emotionally strong sonorities!
The
drumming by Rich Rosa is a true splinter ripping the sound veil of bass
and guitars, creating sound slashes from which droplets of blood-like
scarlet voice drip.
In
“Repeat Process” I am particularly surprised by the choice of
a clean voice clearly recalling the In Flames’style. A tenacious yet
delicate song, where music and ideas find a personal place in the
band’s performance.
“Something
Terrible”, “Lord
have Mercy” and “Non
Believer” are developed following the
path started by 1, proposing a great technique with strong sounds, even
though a bit too similar to each other.
We
find episodes of great geniality in this album that, unfortunately, are
reproposed too many times in the CD.
Some
hints to the sound of Swedish Death guitars refined and cured is
in “Hid Father’Son”, a song saving the album from becoming
monotone.
Less
double drum for a rhythm more marked by bass working playing round with
the muted guitar riffs.
The
voice of Pete Morcey keeps going almost forgetting the context of the
CD, managing to carry on a parallel music idea ending in “Never
surrender Virtue (No desit Virtus)”, a song with a bit undertone riffs appearing tired, in opposition
to a powerful rhythm.
All
in all this is a good work, with very good ideas, but they are too few
and not well distributed.
A
work to be perfected.
rating:
7/10
Sara De Vita 16.07.2004
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