Perfection In Pain - Corporation 187

Released in 2002, Corporation 187's 'Perfection in Pain' is a mixture of melodic death metal in the gothenburg vein and thrash, with the ten songs on offer all filled with angular, ascerbic riffs, chuggy, stop-start grooves and lamenting guitar solos, that remind of fellow swedes At The Gates, ('Slaugher of the Soul' era). The vocalist also does a fairly good job of impersonating At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg, spewing forth some nasty abrasive, rasping screams over the galloping, despondent thrash riffs. The production is pretty good but perhaps a little tinny, and although the album is fairly well written and enjoyable there is a nagging feeling ...  Read the complete review