Pro-Prophecy

Ok so what we have here is an odd disc from a local Massachusetts band. I guess if I were to try and describe it, it would be most like a 90's Thrash record, based more on mid-paced grooves. There are some Slayer-influenced undertones and even some, if very few and far apart, Testament ones. Don't get me wrong, though. There are some aggressive parts and a decent dose of pretty fast double bass beats delivered. They are by all means competent musicians. The leads sound good, the riffs are fairly complex (too much so for a shitty guitarist to handle it) and the drummer is "good." He has a quick double bass on him, and his beats are solid and do not skip, but sometimes his fills are a little bit sloppy.

The riffs themselves are not terribly original, as I said, many grooves, but they still work for what it is. What makes this album kinda weird are the time signatures. They repeat riffs odd numbers of times as opposed to the usual 4, and when switching to new riffs, it seems that they cut the old one off right in the middle a lot of the time.

The drummer also tends to start his fills at off times. That is, obviously, not at all a problem, seeing that bands such as Immolation and Behemoth pull it off and turn it into something killer. It sounds like this is what these guys were shooting for, and they got it for the most part, but sometimes it can sounds a bit forced. They are no Behemoth, but they are ok at what they do.

Another thing in this area that they aim for is weird tempo changes. It seems about to get fast, but will be slow, and the fast parts will come out of nowhere. Now, I love long, progressive, and unpredictable songs (that way it doesn't get boring!) but they do this so much, so often and in the same way that their trying to be unpredictable sometimes makes them even more predictable. It was a good attempt, and they know how to do it well, but if they spaced that kind of stuff out more and made it a little more unexpected it would have worked much better.

I think that Fucking System is the best song, mainly because of the catchy chorus. Fields of Pain is also a good one. All in all, a pretty average 90's Thrash record on the quality scale, though it is indeed a little bit different. If you like that kind of Thrash, pick it up. Or if you see it for a reasonable price i guess it's worth it. I would have rated it higher, but I take my Thrash old-school.