This 3 piece band from California has released another no holds barred metal album. There is evidence of influences from thrash masters such as Testament and Tourniquet on here but the sound of Rebel's Mother is a bit more modern and not quite as tight (sometimes sounding like a live jam session). Massive crunch guitars with tasteful leads and lots of low end groove fill this cd. The guitar melodies and leads on here are great! There are also some tracks that showcase a double picking attack on the guitar and sound quite mean. Other tracks include keyboards and sound very progressive and dark (ie: "Sanctify"). There are some great and varied drum sounds and percussion work here. The vocals, which I believe are dual vocals utilizing two band members on some tracks, vary from low guttural death tones to mid-range clear but stay in a mostly mid-harsh sound similar to that of Luke Easter from Tourniquet or Ron Rinehart from Oil. I also hear some moments of Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) style in the vocals. Overall I am really impressed with this offering of modern thrash. I do however think the right producer could pull even more talent out of this already talented band. The production is good and the sonics are crisp. The lyrics are bold for the Lord and the artwork, layout and packaging are all very well done also. This is something I would recommend to fans of Oil and Eternal Decision.
7.5/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #86Reviewed by Doug Van PeltThese guys have shown much improvement with Sanctify (in both sound and their killer album cover art) since their last release. While at times churning out almost biker rock chunky riffs, they shrill it up Megadeth-style, double-bass rumble it speed metal style, add an impressive-enough solo, or gang vocal passionately enough to believe 'em. Not a knockout unit yet, but they're showing so much…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by D_ListerThe last album by Rebel's Mother came to me packaged with several surprises. The band then captioned themselves as "Progressive Metal" and in turn pounded out some killer thrash. What really shocked me was the first vocal part was a deep guttural death growl. All in all their first album The Dark Unknown was a fair project that showed great potential. Rebel's Mother is back, and they are…Similar sounding releases
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