Die Version hails from South Africa, and this is a re-release of their 1998 debut, with their 1997 demo included on the end of the disc. The album is on the Family Resources label, and is also being distributed by Rowe Productions. Rowe describes their sound as "Death Metal meets Rammstein," and this is a fairly accurate description. Die Version is extremely brutal and tears through song after song with raging intensity. The songs off the Victimized half of the album are pretty interesting, but the demo section gets boring. Vocally, they throw down some great death vocals that seem to be in the style of No Innocent Victim, in the way they are delivered, but more intense. Lyrically, Die Version is not blatant, but you can still tell what the band believes. Overall, this is an interesting listen, and I'll definitely be checking out the band's next full-length, which is due out in late 2002.
Editors' ratings - Doug 3/5, Jason 2.5/5
