Vertigo - Vertigo | ||
Tracks:
7 - 12 (radio edit versions) |
Album Cover: n/a
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Label: Producer: Year: 2000 Total Playing Time: 35:44 m:s Review date: 12/07/2000 |
| Web site:
Email: vertigokc@hotmail.com | ||
| Rating: - % | ||
| Verdict:Ultra modern metal. | ||
| Vertigo are a band from Kansas City who have been together for about a year. The band consists of Shawn Waldo (vocals, keyboards, turntables), Jason Chester (vocals,percussion, samples), Jim Brown (Bass), Jeff Doelling (guitar, vocals), Mike Mansell (guitar) and Chad Collins (drums). Although the band enjoy playing live, their number one goal now is getting signed.
The band worked very hard to get me a copy of this CD to review - even sending me a second copy when the first failed to arrive as a result of my recent house move. When a copy did arrive and I opened to package, the data sheet listed the band's influences as Head PE, Korn, NWA, Machine Head, DMX, System of a Down, Morphine, Bone, Clutch, Slayer, Pantera, Limp Bizkit and Fear Factory. My first reaction was - "Shit! I hate all those bands! (those I've heard of)". A quick listen confirmed that this wasn't going to be an easy review to write, as, apart from anything else, I simply don't have that many reference points in this type of music to compare the band to and gauge how they measure up. Setting aside the fact that this doesn't suit my personal taste in music, what is on offer? This is ultra modern heavy metal blending trash, techno and rap-metal. "Denial" start off sounding like Slayer before the rap kicks in. For the chorus, the Slayer/Pantera growl takes over. And so the song progresses alternating between these styles. Whilst listening to the radio in the car recently I heard Limp Bizkit for the first time performing a song from the "Mission Impossible 2" soundtrack. Clearly this type of music is becoming more accepted by the mainstream. Going back to listen to Vertigo, it sounded to me as if the band aren't that far off the mark. All the tracks follow the pattern established on "Denial". It is fairly brutal assault on your senses and not for the faint-hearted. Most AOR/Melodic Rock fans are going to hate this with a vengeance. Fans of modern metal are probably going to love it. I'm going to let the music do the talking, chicken out of giving this a rating, and instead provide a sample of the opening track, "Denial", to let you make up your own mind. | ||
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