ARMOR COLUMN – Maximum Collateral Damage

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Leaded by one of the founder members of the mighty SKINLESS, Noah Carpenter, North Americans ARMOR COLUMN are a band that, dispite having released this same year their debut album, is not that new as they’ve been around for 4 years now. These 5 musicians from Albany have created a perfect killing machine that spits Power/Thrash Metal with several details from Speed or Crossover for instance, perhaps surprising some people as anyone who hears their lyrics, stares at their cover artwork or sees that Noah is one of their guitar players, may think we’re in front of a Death Metal album at the US style.

After this introduction we have to start stating there are some things that may stand out among others in this «Maximum Collateral Damage»: those falsettos at the Heavy Metal style and melodic ranges from vocalist Jeff Andrews are simply fantastic, while the two guitars deliver riffs, one right after another, in the old shool Thrash vein, creating high-speed tunes and making these 8 tracks really enjoyable.

The influence of bands as EXODUS, TESTAMENT or JUDAS PRIEST is undeniable in a CD that delivers huge aggressiveness in each aspect of the record, with songs such as «Dictator’s Whore» or «With Blood and Vengeance», which will leave us without breath.

In the other hand, production is clean and organic, which serves as a perfect culmination for the unbeatable debut album by ARMOR COLUMN.

 

Suming it up, if you dig good old Metal crafted by a perfect blend of styles and an overwhelming voice, these ARMOR COLUMN and their «Maximum Collateral Damage» will be one of your favourite albums off your collection.

 

EBM Records (2011)

Puntuación: 9/10

Sergio Fernández

sergio@queensofsteel.com

 

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