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Vehemence - Helping the World to See

Death Metal with meaning - 95%

yoster235, August 22nd, 2005

*starts to headbang*
Okay, like WOW! Now this is how Death Metal is suppose to sound, you got it amateurs? From beginning to the end you will be on the tip of your toes just waiting for the next crushing riff or blasting drum beat.

The album starts with a sound from a hospital, then the killer track By Your Bedside kicks in. This was the first song I heard by them because I had seen the videoclip, and to this day I must say it is one of my favorites. What I really like in this track are the screaming vocals in the back, it really adds to the song.

Then comes the deep song Kill for God. In this song I believe you can hear the singer’s talent to sing like a God. And another thing about this song that really makes all the hairs on my arm go straight up is that this track is at the same time a great death metal track while still being kind of slow paced.

Trinity Broadcasting (Know Your Enemy) is, to me, their lyrical masterpiece. The way this song is arranged with the lyrics and the guitars is just mind blowing. He talks about those TV shows with a guy that heals people in the name of God, and to me he is just so damn accurate!

You Don't Have to be Afraid Anymore is the track that kind of scares me on this album. It has this mood that makes you feel like you’re in a trance while being blown away by a crazy mix of great drumming and nice piano. Then it speeds up and you can feel it inside of you that this song has some deep emotions in it. He talks about how his little girls are taken away when he gets divorced, now he wants to go where his little girls live and kill them and bring himself with them. This song really hit a chord for me, I was simply amazed. To be able to strike emotions like that is beyond my comprehension.

Okay like please wipe the sweat off of my forehead because now this song is really important lyrical wise. Spirit of the Soldier talks about war and politics and to me those are really important themes in our days. The band achieves to have their best guitar solo in this song to show how important they feel about this one. I was able to get out of this that they feel very strongly about this theme because they seem to have put a lot of work in this one. I will say two words: Beautiful track.

We Are All Dying is my favorite track out of all of them. They have this really cool breakdown with an exchange between the two guitarists. And the backup screaming vocals make me shiver and I just love the little drum beats in between. Then as soon as he starts singing the verse starting with ‘’Held up in our fortress’’ he starts to sing really fast and it really speeds up the song to make it the best track on the album. They also made a kickass video for this track.

And then the closing track being Her Beautiful Eyes from their first demo. The only thing I have to say about this song is OH MY GOD!! What was he thinking when he wrote the lyrics to this one? Amazing track, crazy lyrics, great drumming and this one has a really cool bass part in it….GOOD BAND

The album art is just so damn cool and really reflects the mood of the album and the lyrics of it. And I really have to say that Nathan, the singer, is a lyrical God.

Highlights : By Your Bedside, Kill for God, We Are All Dying