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MARKED BY THE MEDICINE
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Marked By The Medicine in a Pittsburgh, PA area band that blends
several styles (power metal, black metal and a dose of punk
metal for good measure) and comes up with wickedly appealing
5-song independent debut release.
Lead vocalist Anthony sounds like a cross between Child Of Fire
era Brian "Butch" Balich (now of Penance) and former D
Generation leader vocalist Jesse Malin. The opening track
"Pick A Number Pick A Color" sounds like a cross between Iron
Maiden, In Flames and D Generation with its excellent vocals,
tight musicianship and black metal shrieks on the background
vocals. "Burning Bridges Never Felt So Right" has almost a
progressive metal slant to it with its start and stop guitars
but soon takes some interesting serves into a mellow territory,
then black metal territory before finishing.
"Gone" is more of a modern rock track leaning towards the less
aggressive moments of D Generation but still emphasizing a good
guitar sound by Erik. Thankfully, there are no
tuned-downed guitars on this release. "The Anorexic Line"
is a punk metal anthem with the black metal screams contrasting
the clean vocals and is probably the strongest track on the
release. Closing track "If All Goes Well, We'll Be Dead By
Dawn" possesses on of those slow Iron Maiden builds before
developing in a melodic metal track. Throughout the entire
release, the backend of Steve (bass) and Matt (drums) lay a
solid foundation that is actually discernable and meaningful
which is typically rare for the demos we receive.
Usually, I curse the use of black metal shrieks contrasting
clean vocals, but Marked By The Medicine have found a way to
make them work. This demo possesses enough diversity that
fans of both metal and punk could find something interesting to
their liking. For more information about Marked By The
Medicine, please contact the band at their web site below.
Track Listing:
Pick A Number Pick A Color
Burning Bridges Never Felt So Right
Gone
The Anorexic Line
If All Goes Well, We'll Be Dead By Dawn |
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