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"Attackhead absolutely ROCKS! Blue Dragon had the distinct pleasure of recording their latest CD, "Voices in the Dark" in our Lake Arrowhead studio. Chapman's guitars kick ass! His playing is second to none - absolutely inspired! Cordero's performance on the skins (especially in "Blame") is, without a doubt, some of the best metal I've ever heard! Attackhead is truly a force to be reckoned with!"
-Wil Frey, Blue Dragon Studios
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It's great to hear some real, crushing metal played by sincere guys who are in to it because they love music. Listen to their record, start banging your head and remember what it was like to do stage dives off your bed!
- Paul Miner, Buzzbomb Sound Labs
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The new disc by Attackhead ripped my face off, tore the cap off my skull, and and scrambled my brains for breakfast! It takes me back to a time when bands like Exodus, and Nuclear Assault ruled the world. Thrashing bass, Insane drum patterns, Scorching duel guitars that would make Slayer shake in their boots and some of the most evil vocals i have ever encountered! Do your self a favor and get this CD now! If you don't, KILL YOURSELF. Your life is not worth living.
- Efrem Shulz, Death by Stereo
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As posted on LouciferSpeaks.com:
I discovered Attackhead one day whilst lurking on CD Maximum. I had a listen to
the samples on their page's music player and I was immediately intrigued.
Attackhead describe themselves as "Skull crushing heavy metal with an old school
edge". I definitely get sense of of nostalgia when I listen to this album and
the 80s Bay Area Thrash influence is incredibly apparent.
The album opens with one of the best spoken word intro tracks ever. Without
spoiling it for you and going into too much detail, the words deal with the idea
that people feel they can do whatever they like as long as they believe in a
higher deity and repent on a Sunday. This is something that I feel is entirely
true (although I cannot comment on what happens after we die, which is what the
track touches upon). The words are also printed on the CD inlay.
"Voices In The Dark" is an awesomely powerful sounding Thrash track. The riffs
chop their way through the song and the vocals make me want to shout along even
though I haven't learnt the words yet (I'm nearly there... just not quite!). As
well as the Thrash influence, I'm also reminded of bands like Obituary (which is
good for me, since I'm such a huge fan of Obi), so I'm sure that Attackhead
could also appeal to the Death Metal audience.
The next track, "Infected", is an incredibly infectious track (yes, the cheesy
pun was intentional, but I couldn't resist!). This has quickly become one of my
favourite tracks (along with "Sweet Sounds of Corruption" - but we'll get to
that in a moment). I can't put my finger on exactly why I like it over the
others, but the overall rhythm and the mesmerizing guitar solo might have
something to do with it.
"Make Me Suffer" is another track that I'd highly recommend. It's a complete
adrenaline rush from start to finish and it very rarely lets up. I'd love to
witness this track live, or hear it played in a metal club somewhere, just so
that I could feed this urge I have to windmill my way through it. The chorus has
an almost chant vibe to it and it's near impossible not to sing along.
While "Lead The Blind" is a great track, since it's sandwiched between "Make Me
Suffer" and "Sweet Sounds of Corruption" (which are, as you've probably gathered
already, awesome) it doesn't get to shine as much as it should. It's certainly
worth having a listen to though.
The drums at the beginning of "Sweet Sounds of Corruption" just let you know
that you're in for a treat, and the combination of clean and rough vocals proves
to be highly successful. This track is at a slower pace than the others, but it
definitely proves that speed isn't everything. As I mentioned earlier, this one
of my favourites from the album.
"Blame" contains some fantastic lyrics - "Send our boys to die ego trip / His
own private war never quit / People have no say wasted words / No democracy how
absurd".
"Dark Ritual" is a song that I've become absolutely addicted to at work at the
moment. The pace, the lyrics... everything is spot on! The changes in tempo
really succeed in keeping the track interesting.
When I saw the track name for the next song, I was keen to know what it stood
for. I soon found out that "F.F.P" actually stands for "Fuck, Fight Piss (right
in your face)". The lyrics to this song are perfect for when I'm pissed off with
work (which is most of the time right now). The general melody is also damn
catchy.
The subject matter for the lyrics for "Waste Of Life" and it's overall sound
really brings that old school metal influence home. In this track Attackhead
prove once again that they're capable of pulling off some brain melting guitar
solos!
"Tazer Intro" contains a few screams of pain before we're launched into "Tazer".
"Tazer" is an instrumental tracks which really shows of the band's talents. It
also closes the album perfectly and the tone of the guitar in the solo is
magnificent.
In conclusion, this is an album that NEEDS to be in your music collection.
Loucifer, Louciferspeaks.com
www.louciferspeaks.com
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As Posted on Metal Coven Fanzine (German to English translation, not totally accurate)
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California and ignite on their debut album "Voices in the Dark" a
true area fire oldschooligen, riff-oriented thrash Metals! In Heavy
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As posted on Rocknet Webzine
This CD came across my desk for review and the total fucking thrashiness appealed to me. It definitely is reminiscent of the Bay Area thrash scene from yesteryear so it was nice to see another band keeping the faith. As I listen to CDs, I often peruse the CD covers and they were saying something on the cover about people being under the impression that as long as they have insurance in the afterlife (i.e. a belief in a higher power and prayer and sitting in the church house on Sundays), then they can do however they please. That definitely struck a chord with me because that's just how these hypocritical Christian folk are. I definitely give them kudos for that one. There are great chops on this release as well as some good solos. I really dug "Sweet Sounds Of Corruption" because I like the drums on it. The songs are nice and catchy and as I listen to the CD more and more I find myself singing along. I am quite thankful to the boys for sending this to me. Thrash on my brothers!
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