SOILENT GREEN
A Deleted Symphony for the Beaten Down (Relapse)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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As this cd wore on I noticed the songs becoming more interesting and less formulaic. When they’d go to the blast beat part (which have lost any impact they once had on me, and at one point, I lived for them!) it would only be slightly less boring than whatever Louis Benjamin Falgoust II (the vocalist) was going on about in between.

I’d give this Symphony a B-. There’s definite room for improvement, and here’s hoping they’re up for the task, because they do have something.

One bit of advice though--

Leave the chaos to Napalm Death please. You can’t even touch what they probably throw away in rehearsals when you opt for the accelerator, but you are quite interesting when the band steps back and simply broods. More please!

Bonus points for the creepy tapestry in the inner artwork.

© 2001 - Jason Thornberry