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    Frank's Enemy

    Illumination

    (1998)

    Reviewed by Fetus

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    Label Cling RecordingsDead Zine1998
    death metalgrindcorehardcore

    This cd, in my opinion, does nothing but pick up where Neoblasphemies left off. I could tell no distinct differences or changes in style. The only change that caught my attention was that instead of alternating from punk to grind, they kinda split this cd up half and half. Anyone who has Neoblasphemies knows what I'm talking about there. Suffice it to say that if you are looking for more metal to leave you picking your jaw up off the ground, look no further than the brutality of Frank's Enemy. Definitely heavy and definitely good.

    7/10

    Other coverage for this album

    HM Magazine #77Reviewed by Doug Van PeltDon't fall for the trick! These guys start off with a ska riff for the first half-minute of this album. Then they blast beat their way out of this spoof faster than you can say Horde! The vocals are about the lowest frequency I've heard with distortion in all of grind. Musically, the band really shines on this release, laying down some killer grooves and super tight and fast riffing. "Face to…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by sesspoolAhh... our good crust core buddies are up to it one last time. This cd starts off with some pretty decent ska actually... at about 30 sec into that, it breaks into some intense and indefinable death metal just like always. One thing that I noticed about this album, was the increased lack of definition in both vocal and instrument categories moving from Neoblasphemies, the guys of Frank's Enemy…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by MuchWelcome! with a catchy, brief ska intro (as much as I hate ska, I kinda dig this). Right when you start to get all jolly, the intro is totally PULVERIZED by "Codebasher", which displays some of the sickest grindcore known to humanity. Without a gap between tracks the ska is just destroyed in a nanosecond ( fully hilarious!) I stand firm to say this LP is the best from the band. Again we have…Dead Zine 1998Reviewed by D_ListerI left my review for last, because if anyone out there knows anything about me they know I really love Frank's Enemy. I guess the best thing for me to say straight up here is that if you like Neoblasphemies, you will like Illumination. If you don't like Neoblasphemies, you will probably hate Illumination. The opening of this CD was probably my absolute favorite part of the entire CD. Starting off…

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