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Old 01-06-2012, 09:16 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Il Duce View Post
melody is not a very good yardstick for metal, unless if it's power metal

it's got to make your hormones burn

yes, RiB is fast and brutal, but it's a huge massive blur, because the song structures and arrangements just aren't very good, and a lot of the songs sound like each other
Well, the album really isn't meant to be listened to song for song. The fact that the songs sound alike can be seen as a strength depending on your point of view. It's an album that's supposed to be the epitome of thrash, and as such it's supposed to deliver the most pure, visceral, thrash experience possible. Different sounding songs would make you think, "Hey that song sounds different" which will only take you out of myopic, head banging mode by making you think, even if only for a second. RIB is supposed to induce a frenzied bout of brain dead head banging and nothing else, and that's exactly what it does.
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