After listening to Antithesis's self-titled album, I was both amazed and disappointed. The music is phenomenal, and I will say that this band has the best guitar combination that I have EVER heard. The solos are long, technical, and intense. The drums fill that speed/traditional metal sound. The band sounds a lot like older Metallica (with better guitar players) mixed with Guns and Roses. The disk is full of amazing music and very powerful lyrics.
The vocalist sounds British, even though he is not sure this is a British band. He sounds like Axl Rose with a deeper voice and that British accent. Any tech metal fan will love this, but I didn't go gah gah over this one. I just did not get the feel out of it, kinda like when you listen to bands like Godsmack and they pump in this aggression and you can feel something coming but it never really does, that's how I felt about this. I would have dropped some solo to work on a better chorus drive. But if you are into tech metal (technical metal) you will TOTALLY love this album.
6/10
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HM Magazine #82Reviewed by Doug Van PeltI like this mixture of progressive metal, thrash/speed drumming, and classic metal guitars and melody lines. I would have to say that this band shreds. Each instrument is handled with skill and precision. The vocals of Ty Cook are perfect for this style. While some may balk at metal being churned out in the new millennium, don't tell these guys it's not in style, because they perform it well…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by SORGOnce again we have a great release that just oozes progressive metallic charm. Power-progressive-thrash is what you get from the Cleveland, Ohio based Antithesis. This is by far one of the most superior releases from this genre of music, ranking right up there with Tourniquet's new release. Much like the aforementioned Tourniquet this band carries with them many years of music theory and serious…
