| CD REVIEW Believer |
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Band: Believer The Pennsylvanian band Believer was originally formed in 1986 and did release three full lengths before splitting up at the end of the first half of the nineties. Gabriel is the first new studio recording since the band’s resurrection (there was a live-album in 2007), which combines some of the best elements from the first albums. For over an hour, the band brings an open-minded approach of (Thrash) Metal. The tracks are all based on a pounding groove and an energetic rhythm, while the whole is interspersed with progressive, avant-garde, classical and catchy elements. The Rock-level is very high, but the band also injects its music with samples, some keyboards, unusual breaks, and an experimental fusion of other genres (of both Metal / Hardcore and other musical styles, such as Jazz, Funk, Post-Rock and Psychedelica). The Death Metal-level is less present than before (even though some riffs are purely old school USDM-based - listen for example to the opening riff of Stoned), and it made place for a more Thrashcore / Post-Thrash-oriented one. The Christian lyrics are rather ‘original’. They don’t deal with some Saviour-propaganda, nor do they come with a Praise-the-Lord-message. The texts are built from an artistic, poetic point of view and reflect some personal ideas and emotions about belief and man’s place on Modder Earth. Oh yes, the final tracks are samples and sound collages, and damn, what the Heaven does it mean?! 73/100 Ivan Tibos. |