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PHALLICIDE - Autophagia

METAL AS FUCK!! ..

Who here likes At The Gates , the very fast thrashy-era Slayer + Children of Bodom? Well now on the list is Phallicide, who just about match those bands for technicality , song writing prowess , and when you consider that this is their first proper release AND that there average age is just 17 , then we have stumbled on something ridiculously special!

First song "Cries from the Tower" is a short , sharp , rifftastic blasting metal cannon up the ass of the nu-metal bands that they hate with a passion. "The warriors of Metal" is a magnificent melodic death/thrash anthem . With all the sounds of the Swedish death metal bands and a spewing, raging vocal on top. Awesome lead guitars set this band apart from all the other young bands around showing that these guys can play very accomplished , virtually classical music. Some of the little tunes, runs and harmonious sections are written so perfectly well they could so easily fit in an Opeth or Bodom track. If this band continue on at the rate they are going they will most definitely be one of the biggest metal bands in Britain within about 2 or 3 years.

The production is the only part that lets this CD down a touch, occasionally the vocals cut through too much and then too quiet but consider that it was recorded on a 4/8 track in the drummers house and mixed and engineered by them, then this is kind of excused ,, the thought of hearing this band with a proper production should alone see them getting signed to Century Media or Nuclear Blast.

"Nuclear Winter" is a classy song, simple structure and riffs for the most part, catchy and head-nod-inducing, then drops down into a really nice mood filled section, with some more nice lead guitars following.

Also the artwork is quite interesting to note. I wasn't massively impressed with the art on the front at first but then realized it was by Dr Death - Jack Kevorkian! and the back cover is a magnificent piece by Francisco Goya called "Saturn eats his children" and is a stunningly good choice to go on a CD.

There maybe isnt a major amount on here that hasnt been done before BUT this is a stunning start to a career that potentially could go the full distance and just think about what they COULD achieve once they have really progressed as a band unit and gain more ideas in their armoury.
Phallicide has been unleashed and they really don't give a fuck if you ain't ready for them!



-- Paul Priest

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