{"id":101305,"date":"2023-08-18T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101305"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:55:41","slug":"album-review-pansophic-the-2023-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-pansophic-the-2023-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"PANSOPHIC – The 2023 Massacre (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PANSOPHIC
The 2023 Massacre<\/strong><\/span>
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Rating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Rather generic in its vocal outbursts, Canada\u2019s Pansophic unleashes its second full-length outing, The 2023 Massacre<\/em>. This is standard modern thrash that probably thinks it\u2019s of throwback design but, unfortunately, it doesn\u2019t have the desired effect.<\/p>\n

I like the cover art, even if it\u2019s nothing new, and some if the riffs zip with vigour, but damn this record is overlong at 57 minutes and that\u2019s because several songs are drawn out, particularly the ten-minute \u2018Left For The Rats\u2019 and the near eight-minute \u2018No Sympathy For The Pitiful\u2019. Seriously guys, even Metallica couldn\u2019t get away with such snoozefests.<\/p>\n

The contemporary hardcore-ish shouts grate on the nerves all too quickly and although the band provide some strong melodies and shifts, \u2018Lifeblood Of Evil\u2019 being a good example, the album would\u2019ve benefitted by being snappier, achieved by shedding at least ten minutes of its duration. The production isn\u2019t great either; songs like \u2018Ostrakon (Trial By Television)\u2019 feel a touch thin and mechanical and so the bass is more of a twang than a rumble.<\/p>\n

\u2018Forsaken\u2019, although too long at six-minutes, is infectious in its chugs, and the slower manoeuvres of \u2018Behold: Extinction\u2019 work well, but there is still that feeling of too much simmering and not enough slap, and when the snaps come it feels a bit generic. \u2018Rorschach\u2019 \u2013 again too long \u2013 sounds like one of those confused and weak thrash tracks the early 90s were riddled with. Even so, this is a listenable record musically but the vocals are just irritating.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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