PREMONITIONS OF WAR
Left in Kowloon (Victory)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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The man behind the kit's arms are tired -- all three of them. He sounds like Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel) gave him drum lessons. The other three keep up nicely with lachrymose minor chords and some of the more interesting guitar parts heard recently, which all congeals into actual songs. Songs! Finally, a blast-core combo free of formulas. "We're not a metal band, and we don't wear bullet belts." Their sound combines different types of heavy music "without expressing the shortcomings of any of them," says guitarist M. Gaytan. Left in Kowloon will please fans ready to start 2004 with something modern. The pure noise mixed in on tracks like "Cables Hum Overhead" gives the album a less rigid feel than their peers, all of whom should be wary of this young group.

8/10

© 2004 - Jason Thornberry