You never know quite what to expect from acts coming from exotic countries…
even if at first, it may appear a little bit strange to speak about
exotic when you have to listen to a band coming from the States. What
we have here with this Magnum Carnage is quite a unique band coming
from the fiftieth state from the USA. To be honest, I don’t know
too many Hawaiian bands (Vixen and Hawaii being the sole exceptions).
As identity goes, those strange boys are fairly well endowed and succeed
in creating a very personal form of heavy death black metal. Magnum
Carnage’s musical world is far beyond what I have the use to listen
to (the drummer seems to be a little bit unexperimented and the keyboard
lines are weird to my ears). I’m convinced that whatever I can
write about both releases (recorded within 12 months) shall not give
you the right impression. The production is not really professional
and reminds me the «One Nation Underground» LP released
by one of the first Marty Friedman project. The vocals are nothing less
than strange, a kind of mid ranged death metal growl / scream style
which eventually nicely suit the chaotic music delivered here (another
reason to remind me the above mentioned Hawaii). No need for a fight,
if you don’t have a very open mind and don’t enjoy creativity
more than anything else then don’t give this one a go.
Georges
You never know quite what to expect from acts coming from exotic countries…
even if at first, it may appear a little bit strange to speak about
exotic when you have to listen to a band coming from the States. What
we have here with this Magnum Carnage is quite a unique band coming
from the fiftieth state from the USA. To be honest, I don’t know
too many Hawaiian bands (Vixen and Hawaii being the sole exceptions).
As identity goes, those strange boys are fairly well endowed and succeed
in creating a very personal form of heavy death black metal. Magnum
Carnage’s musical world is far beyond what I have the use to listen
to (the drummer seems to be a little bit unexperimented and the keyboard
lines are weird to my ears). I’m convinced that whatever I can
write about both releases (recorded within 12 months) shall not give
you the right impression. The production is not really professional
and reminds me the «One Nation Underground» LP released
by one of the first Marty Friedman project. The vocals are nothing less
than strange, a kind of mid ranged death metal growl / scream style
which eventually nicely suit the chaotic music delivered here (another
reason to remind me the above mentioned Hawaii). No need for a fight,
if you don’t have a very open mind and don’t enjoy creativity
more than anything else then don’t give this one a go.