Mariah's Trench - Beyond Orgasm | ||
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Album Cover: ![[Image]](../../Images/beyondo.bmp)
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Label: Frenzy Feed Records Producer: Mark & David Watson Year: 1999 Total Playing Time: 45:12 m:s Review date: 04/01/2000 |
| Web site: www.frenzyfeed.com
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| Rating: 65% | ||
| Verdict: Intelligent hard rock that is at it's best on the slower numbers.
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| Mariah's Trench is a band put together by David Watson, with Bruce Michael Paine helping on vocals and David Johan on guitars. David Watson doubles up on both these and plays everything else himself. David is known as the "Rockin' Doc" as he has trained as a medical doctor. This is the second Mariah's Trench album.
The first thing that struck me about the album has nothing to do with the music. I like the art on the album cover. Some bands and record labels don't seem to pay much attention as the how their product looks. It is good to see someone making the effort to make an album look attractive. Mariah's Trench play what I'll describe as guitar orientated rock. Their brand of hard rock/metal always has the guitars to the fore. It is one of those albums where it obvious that the guitar player is the main songwriter. When it comes to comparison Diamond Head meets MSG is the best I can come up with. "You're The One" starts the album off in an uptempo fashion. The track is a fairly ordinary start and doesn't really show the band in their best light. More metal orientated listeners may find them more appealing, but I found the faster tracks fell into the 'ok' category. The final rocker "Sword Of Justice" fares best, mainly due some blistering guitar soloing. On the second track, "Throw Your Stone", the pace slows and the effect is immediately more pleasing. I'm reminded of early-MSG. When "Attack The Deceiver" starts up it is clear to me that everything seems to gel much better on the slower numbers. The lead guitar really kicks in about a minute from the end to bring this track to a climax. "I'll Climb The Clouds" and "The Dogs Of War" are slow-ish instrumentals with just a smattering of spoken samples, which highlight the guitar playing abilities of the "Rockin' Doc". It looks like the band feel happiest on the more deliberately paced numbers and they stick with the same style on "I'll Believe It's True" and "Dreams Will Fade". "Endless Voices" is yet another successful slow rocker that features some good guitar work. If you prefer you metal/hard rock in a slightly more intelligent guise, ala Diamond Head or MSG, then Mariah's Trench are worth checking out. The band are featured on www.mp3.com, so surf on over there to find out what the band actually sounds like. | ||
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