Various Artists – “Frozen Dawn IV”
What I liked the most about this comp, was that only a handful of bands were featured, and you get to hear several songs from each of them, so it gives you a better idea of what the bands are like than just hearing one track on a comp with a dozen other bands. I really liked about 1/2 of the bands on this disc, enough to get a hold of their demos and other material. The rest of the bands either didn’t excite me too much, or just bored me. Details? Okay, Morbid Entree are the first band on the CD, and they have 2 songs of brutal death grind, that for some reason I couldn’t get into. The production was kind of weird, and I don’t, I just didn’t like em! Next are Burning Human with 2 tracks of very kool, very brutal death, with a dual vocal assault. Following this is Arctic Symphony, whose name made me think they would be black metal, but they actually play kind of run-of-the-mill death metal. It’s not that they sucked, it’s just that (as Mike would say) “They weren’t my cup o tea.” Wake are the next band, and are kind of hard to describe, although I found them to be really kool and pretty original. Their sound is a bit black metallish, but mixes other elements in as well. Any way, this is one band I’ll keep my eye on! Corpsicle, as can probably be guessed from the name, play more brutal death. Nothing too new here, but if you don’t mind that they are pretty good I suppose. Hollow Point are next, and have the most tracks on the comp at 4. These guys, I really liked for their killer, in-your-face boot- stompin death. Shredded Corpse are the final band on the disc, and are quite unusual. They do this guitar shit on their first song that reminds me of Godflesh, and the drumming is super fast lending it a somewhat industrial feel. These guys are definitely worth checking into if you seek something a little out of the ordinary. Overall, this is a good comp for all fans of death metal, and I do recommend it.