DESTROYER 666
Phoenix Rising (Renegade Records, Inc.)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Oh, my goodness! I had to turn up the volume of my stereo when I first put this on because I was straining to figure out what the low-growly voice at the disc's beginning was saying, and I almost ended up blowing my speakers out when the actual music started up! Let this be a warning to potential purchasers of this CD-this thing gets loud! I wish I had a lyric sheet for the record, as otherwise, most of the lyrics seem to be comprised of one-to-three word shouted phrases that sound like "Greed!" "Smoking!" "Peace!" "Tungsten Wrath!" and so forth in no apparent order, which just doesn't make sense, so yes, a lyric sheet would be handy here. Despite the very chaotic nature of this death/dark metal quartet, the band is very tight and obviously very talented musically, which is a rarity in the genre and perhaps even accidental here. Even I, the lounge-act-loving teetotaler, found myself tapping my toes, shaking my head vigorously, and blurting out "Bank Account!" "Suicide!" and "Garbage Truck!" right along with the music. Rock on, indeed!

© 2002 - Holly Day