| CD REVIEW War From A Harlots Mouth |
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Band: War From A Harlots Mouth I have to be honest with you. I’ve been following War From A Harlots Mouth already since the summer of 2007 and they have always been one of my favorite technical hardcore bands around nowadays. That’s just because they put all the energy they have in their music. Not only during their live shows, but also on their albums, and that’s one of the reasons that their new release, MMX, is so marvelous to listen to. When you first of all take a look at the length of the songs, fans will immediately see that most songs aren’t as long as the tracks on the previous albums. This is the first strength of MMX.
A second strength of the album is that the entire album seems to be quite chaotic after you’ve listened to it for the first time, an impression every War From A Harlots Mouth album gives you, but when you keep listening, you realize that every song has a sound of its own which makes it so unique.
In the first song, "Insomnia", the bass is so profound that it gives me goose bumps all over my body. In the second and fourth song, the band has again used the jazz influences like we know them from the previous album. "The Polyglutamine Pact" is my personal favorite on MMX. It is very complex, but still a genius track.
Fortunately there is some breathing space, in "Sugarcoat" and "Cancer Man". The song that differs most from the rest is "C.G.B. Spender". This song is much slower and has a very dark edge to it.
The main strength of the new album is that the band has worked for the very first time with 8-string guitars, which is amazing. This genius addition can clearly be heard throughout the complete album.
Altogether, I can say that MMX is the most extreme and furious release of War From A Harlots Mouth so far. If we can believe the album title, the first of November of the year MMX, the world will cease turning, after having listened to the new War From A Harlots Mouth of course. 94/100 Nick Tronckoe. |