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REVIEWS:
Ah
yes, more URN! 2001's "666 Megatons" was quite the kick
in the ass, a violent and raw slab of Black/Thrash. "Dawn
of the Devastation" didn't click as quickly as its predecessor,
however. This release is more polished and tame, so it doesn't
hit quite as hard on the first listen. I say "more polished
and tame", but this is still URN we're talking about, so
it's not like we're anywhere near flower metal territory,
far, faaar from that (duh.) This might not be as in-your-face
as their previous opus, but you still get an (un)healthy
dose of raw, violent and convincing blackened Thrash, complete
with very harsh-yet-decipherable vocals that spit hate 50
metres away, thunderous and powerful drums and of course
the raw and abrasive guitar work one would expect for the
genre. As with the previous album, you still get the feeling
that this is a never-ending song, but you're so busy trying
to survive this musical onslaught that you'll notice this
only in retrospect, making this quite a moot point in my
opinion. One exception, the album closer, "Heavy as Hell"
is a metal anthem that is slightly more "up beat" than the
rest of the album, so it stands apart a little. Now this
is URN, so while it shares some cheesiness with your run
of the mill metal anthem, this one is on steroids and will
pump you up and make you punch in the face anyone dismissing
this number as cheesy. The energy, rawness and violence
of the other tracks is still present on this one.
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