Collateral Defect - Graveworm

Description: Genre: Hard Rock & Metal / Artist: Graveworm / Import / Audio CD released 2007-06-05 at Nuclear Blast / Disc #1 ... more

Collateral Defect - Graveworm ... Tracklisting
1 Reflections
2 Bloodwork
3 Touch of Hate
4 Suicide Code
5 Day I Die
6 Fragile Side
7 I Need a Hero
8 Out of Clouds
9 Scars of Sorrow
10 Memories

Newest Review: ... that all feel lacking, from the mediocre electronic elements of the opening instrumental 'Reflections' to the ... more

... pleasant-yet-boring synthesised violin work of 'The Day I Die' and the terribly predictable metalcore song 'Fragile Side' that acts as a perfect example of selling out to the metal mainstream, by not sounding like anything else here. This album emphasises catchy hooks, but the ones it delivers, mostly in the form of choruses ('Suicide Code' being the most notorious example), are meagre. A definite low point is the worthless cover of Bonnie Tyler's 'I Need a Hero,' which spoils the original by using growling vocals and heavy rock in...more

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Collateral Defect - Graveworm: Collateral Defect (219 words)
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The promisingly-named Graveworm are an increasingly disappointing band from Italy that ceased being black metal a long time ago, in favour of a form of gothic extreme metal that's lacking on the extreme front. This most recent album contains a mix of styles that all feel lacking, from the mediocre electronic elements of the opening instrumental 'Reflections' to the pleasant-yet-boring synthesised violin work of 'The Day I Die' and the terribly predictable metalcore song 'Fragile Side' that acts as a perfect example of selling out to the metal mainstream, by not sounding like anything else here. This album emphasises catchy hooks, but the ones it delivers, ... Read the complete review