{"id":101375,"date":"2023-07-28T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=101375"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:09:58","slug":"album-review-takalaiton-mindfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-takalaiton-mindfection\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKALAITON – Mindfection (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAKALAITON
Mindfection<\/strong><\/span>
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\nRockshots (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Graced with some seriously good cover art, Mindfection<\/em> is the second full-length album from Finnish thrashers TakaLaiton. I\u2019m not all that familiar with the band but this new effort has some fantastic crossover tracks as well as what could be perceived as Pantera-styled groove metal.<\/p>\n

One sniff of \u2018Rip N\u2019 Burn\u2019 and you\u2019ll be raging as those heavy, speeding riffs aggressively combat the hostile vocal retorts of guitarist Juho M\u00e4ntykivi who is as belligerent with his voice as his riffs. Meanwhile, \u2018Do Or Die\u2019 is extremely brutal, the sound being so thick in its production and bolstered by the lethal bass and drum work of Janne Raunio and Joona Juntunen respectively.<\/p>\n

Not necessarily old school in its styling, this album remains monstrous in its musicianship and at times has no hesitancy in veering into a death \/ thrash territory. \u2018Get What You Asked For\u2019 is a metallic colossus, so deep in its delivery as the riffs churn like iron waves that bash the ears.<\/p>\n

Speed, weight and aggression is all part of the plan but there is a huge amount of melody too, with the best example being \u2018Hopeareunus\u2019 which boasts a melodious sheen led by the axe work of Pasi Hyrkk\u00e4nen. The title track, all seven minutes of it, is another belligerent beast and almost hardcore (in today\u2019s climate) in its vocal raps.<\/p>\n

Mindfection<\/em> is a surprisingly heavy record and proof that Finland is a heavy metal hotbed of talent within whichever genre.<\/p>\n

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

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