AUDIOPAIN - The Traumatizer
The name of this project didn't have me particularly excited about them, but this is pretty cool really. In many ways the spirit of the German Thrash scene comes alive on "The Traumatizer." Audiopain manage to update the sound without sounding like a retro or tribute project. The riffing is speedy with just the right mix of technical flair, and the energy is of a nature I don't come across much anymore. There is something about this that keeps bringing me back to Deathrow's "Deception Ignored" it's not as complex as that, but they carry a similar feel to them I think. Vocally, it is a bleach scarred snarl that works perfectly with the guitar tone and impetus of the writing. They do mix up the tempos adding a bit of melody and dissonance accordingly. There is some really nice discord on here in fact that harkens to the spirit of Dead Brain Cells and even a little Voivod. They just write really catchy songs that match the sprit of their predecessors well. There are 6 tracks on this, all but one of which is around or beyond the 5 and a half minute mark with the longest being about 8 minutes. The shortest track "Thrash Mental" at barely 3 minutes is an instrumental. The packaging on this also must be mentioned. The booklet takes a degree in engineering to figure out, it is a series of bizarre cuts and folds like I have never seen. I can't imagine having to explain that to the printer. This is a great record in so many ways, the sound, the mix, the presence of the bass and the truly interesting writing. Impressive. - Scott
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thats a awesome review. I haven't seen scott post here much but I will make sure to mention to him that i enjoyed that review. The thing about audiopain that impresses me so much is that they draw such a cult following from mainly performing live. Although the first three "demos" are excellent releases they of course are a evolution of honing recording skills and upgrading equipment to try to convey what audiopain do live. I'm excited with the next release that audiopain are working on now. I got a chance to hear 3 practice takes on a tape that petter brought with him when we met up during the summer. It was beyond anything I've heard them do in the past.. it sounded like sabbat (progressive style) meets virus or ved buens ende but not in a dissonant sound more in how complex the songs sounded. Infact at first i thought it might of been a new virus track. Soon i heard the thrash elements and threw that idea out of my mind if i remember correctly. I begged petter to give me a copy of the tape but he wouldnt hehe. My hope is to get audiopain to usa for a tour.... they could build up such a huge fanbase as their live show is where the true power is shown. whenever i hear a one take and raw recording i really get into it more than their cds.
Again I've been arguing with them over doing a live dvd/cd release eventually.... they just dont like the idea haha.. and i agree with them to a extent. most live dvds are very boring. They will have to just come up with a really interesting show to make one! haha.
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