A PERFECT MURDER
Unbroken (Victory Records)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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Picture a side-project between Motorhead and Sick Of It All, ending in Unbroken, and sounding as though it were recorded on fast-forward. The only breathing room allowed the listener (or the band) comes from the occasional gaping breakdowns one could almost fall into. Typical hard core? No, that's plainness bordering on insult. Three guitars keep left right and center occupied, and the drums could be Dave Grohl's audition tape for Slayer. That leaves the bass guitar, which is perfectly enormous, especially on "Speak Without Faith," a scene preservation anthem of sorts, and the top anger management seminar theme song of the year. "Another Day, Another Plague" might inadvertently borrow part of a riff from Metallica, but you won't be seeing APM take the same creative plunge Generica chose -- we can hope. Their 2003 debut Cease to Suffer is followed nicely by this rupture, and fans of metallic hardcore will not be let down.

8/10

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