How would you like the Mona Lisa if a thick veil covered this painting that graces a wall in Les Louvres, Paris? Well, my idea of this recording is that it contains music that's covered by a veil. What a dull sound! The guitars, the drums, they all sound so distant that you can't hear them in all glory. Just like a painting covered by a veil. This is regrettable as the music is interesting and well played. The guitar sounds and solos sometimes make me think of Seventh Angel. The music was written and performed by one person, a guy named Todd Pope. It can be described as old style death metal with deep growling vocals. But it's not fast stuff. Only the song Devastator is fast. Not quite modern stuff but I don't mind as the music should stand on its own, not on trends. Todd does his thing and he does it very well, I only wish it wasn't covered by a veil.
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Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by D_ListerIt took me some time to review this CD as I've had it for awhile now. The reason is simply I was trying to find the direction I wanted to take with this review. The music presented here is without a doubt talented and very interesting metal. However the name of this CD really does say it all. You are getting demo quality music. The tear sheet I got with this CD did say that this material was…
