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    Crucifer

    Pray for the Dead

    (1992)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

    Discogs
    Label Wild Rags RecordsHeaven's Metal #47May/June 1994
    grindcorethrash metal

    Here's a 7" piece of vinyl with two songs on it, "Pray for the Dead" and "Post Nuclear Dream," distributed by A.R.T. "Pray..." features a slow, plodding rhythm section over a sometimes half-timing drum section played with the bass pedals that sounds really cool. The vocals are delivered a la thrash/grind, but extremely decipherable. An interesting combo by a competent band. Melodically, the song doesn't score millions of points, but the feel is very heavy and cool.

    The B-side tune, "Post Nuclear Dream," is a bit faster and finds the vocalist chompin' on his words a little more. The sonics on these two songs are, considering the quality of many independent projects of this genre, superb -- even though they every arm chair producer would change things about a certain sound on it.

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