{"id":496,"date":"2026-03-07T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/raism-the-very-best-of-pain\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:03:19","slug":"raism-the-very-best-of-pain","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/raism-the-very-best-of-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Raism &#8211; &#8220;The Very Best of Pain&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fellas at RELAPSE are billing this as an &#8220;evil SKINNY PUPPY&#8221;, and they&#8217;re not entirely wrong in saying so. Anyone who has listened to SKINNY P. more than once will notice a  few similarities. However, there is a lot more going on here musically. While SKINNY P. lean  toward simple mechanical rhythms, and vocals that seem cold and almost devoid of any humanity. RAISM offers a dizzying variety of sounds and musical textures, not to mention the vocals sound different in just about every song. Before this starts to read like a SKINNY P. review, let me  elaborate on RAISM&#8230;. THIS IS A REALLY KOOL ALBUM!!! And since it is brought forth by the same geniuses behind IMPALED N., x-ROTTING C., and DIABOLOS R., what else can you expect but  excellence? Beware though, this is not for everyone. If you&#8217;re a closed minded asshole who won&#8217;t listen to anything but death metal, you probably will not like it. On the other hand, if you like DIABOLOS R., or SKINNY P., or anything in that vein, then I totally recommend it! RAISM shows diversity and uniqueness, something that&#8217;s sorely needed in the music scene these days. 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