Sunday, August 25, 2013

Throat/Manhole/At War With False Noise/Kaos Kontrol/Made In Kansas/Rejuvenation Records/2013 LP Review


  Throat  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays a  mixture  of  sludge and  noise  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Manhole"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  At  War  With  False  Noise,  Kaos  Kontrol.  Made  In  Kansas  and  Rejevenation  Records.

  "Gift  Gas"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  after  a  minute  singing  makes  its  way  into  the  song  along  with  some  aggressive  shouts  and  a  minute  later  a  distorted  guitar  solos  makes  its  presence  known  for  a  few  seconds  before  the  song  end.

  "Asbestos"  starts off  with  some  powerful  bass  playing  and  drums  which  leads  to  some noise  rock  style  guitar  riffs  setting  up  the  mood   for  some  vocals  and  after  awhile  you  can  hear  some  amplifier  distortion  in  the  background  which  leads  to  some  melodic  sounding  guitar  leads  that  make  their  way  in  on  at  least  2  different  times  before  returning  to  the  rhythms.

  "Katoye"  begins  with  some  distorted  guitar  riffs  which  leads  to some  drums  and  some  fast  playing  before  slowing  down  and  adding  in  some  vocals  and  growls  before  reverting  back  to  the  fast  parts  and  after  awhile  you  can  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  make  their  presence  known  as  well  as adding  in  some  powerful  bass  playing  and  switching  back  and  forth  between  fast  and  slow  parts.

  "Holey"  starts  off with  some  doom  metal  style  guitar  riffing  before  the  drums  kick  in  and  the  music  starts  mixing  in  more  noise  rock  elements  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  distorted  melodies,  vocals  and  bass  guitars  make  their  presence  known  which  sets  up  the  mood  for  brief  guitar  leads  and  aggressive  shouts.

  "Soft  White  Walls"  starts  off  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  strong  bass  guitars  shortly  after  that  setting  up  the  mood  for  the  vocals  which  also  utilize  some  screams  and  shouts,  as  the  song moves  on  guitar  solos  start  kicking  in  before  going  back  to  rhythms.

  "New  Pest" begins  with  some  drums  which  leads  to  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  setting  the  mood  for  some vocals  and  as  time moves by  the  music  starts  getting  alot  more  daker  and  aggressive  sounding  along  with  some  laughs.

  "Perfect  Teeth"  begins  with  some guitar riffs  and  drums  which  lead  to  some  aggressive  sounding  vocals  kicking  in  along  with  some  80's  style  noise  rock  guitar  riffing  which  also  mix  in  some  melodic  parts  while  remaining  heavy  at  the  same  time  and as the  song  moves  on  the  music  gets  alot  more  diverse  with some  distorted  parts  and  bass.

  "Euthanasia  Coaster"  begins  with  some  old  music  samples  before  getting  heavier  with  some guitars  and  drums  setting  up  the  mood  for  some  vocals  to  kick  in  along  with  some  powerful  bass  and  distorted  riffing  and  the  song  closes  with  some  reverb  noise.

  "Bad  Heat"  starts  off  with  some  guitar  riffs  along  with  an  atmospheric  background as  well  as  some  drums  and  after  awhile  vocals  start  kicking  in  and  utilizing  some  melodic  and  aggressive  elements  and    after  awhile  the  guitars  start  bringing  some  noise  rock  style  melodies  and  leads  before  going  into  somewhat  of  a  silent  direction  and  staying t here for  15  minutes before  closing   the  album  with  heavy  noise  distortion.

  Song  lyrics  cover  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong, powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  album.

  In  my  opinion  Throat  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  noise  rock  and  sludge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band,  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Gift  Gas"  "Holey"  "Perfect  Teeth"  and  "Euthanasia  Coaster".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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