It took Clenchedfist a while to get this Living Sacrifice tribute disc out, due to the nature of such things (basically, getting band people types to meet deadlines and such), but fourteen tracks of blistering homage to the mighty LS make it worth the wait. It also makes for a great introduction to some good 'extreme' bands that you may not be familiar with yet. Mindrage puts a tuff guy spin on "Haven of Blasphemy." Crutch bleeds all over "Breathing Murder." Mordecai's horrifying handling of "Not Beneath" makes it a standout track. Rocky Gray's Soul Embraced take on "Truth Solution," and give it some more doom and guitar razzmatazz. Gnashing of Teeth pound out "No Longer" with some nu-metal edge. Kekal massacre "Mind Distant," making it another standout track. Crimson Thorn dole some death with "Anorexia Spiritual." Soterios shred "Distorted." Clemency speed and pummel through "In the Shadow." Mistral make their take on "Threatened" stand out with some wonderful synth work backing trademark LS guitars and growl. Dwell Beneath tear up "Unseen" with desperate, layered screams. 26 Days Till Freedom definitely stand out on the record, jazzing up "Dealing With Ignorance." Dirge pound "...To Nothing." And the last track, "Desolate," is done by Living Sacrifice themselves. All in all, I'd say congratulations to Clenchedfist are in order for bringing together such a high-quality tribute album.
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2001Reviewed by GrindboyWhen is a tribute not a tribute? How about when the tribute upstages the originals? Of course I've been a Living Sacrifice listener since the beginning, but this is right up there with Inhabit, my favorite of their albums (partly because half of Inhabit shows up on here, I guess). First the pleasant surprises. Wow, I agree with D, Mistral's "Threatened" is amazing, FAR surpassing the original…Dead Zine 2001Reviewed by D_ListerFirst they brought us a full length Soul Embraced album, now on the heels of the Soterios album comes the long awaited and very anticipated Living Sacrifice tribute album and soon we will have our hands on the next Kekal CD as well. With this kind of action how can we not love and support a label like Clenched Fist Records? In addition to amazing artwork and a nice little paragraph written by…Similar sounding releases
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