{"id":102745,"date":"2024-03-16T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102745"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:04:59","slug":"album-review-assylum-far-beyond-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-assylum-far-beyond-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSYLUM – Far Beyond Madness (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASSYLUM
Far Beyond Madness<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not sure if the band name is meant to be funny, but anyway, this Chilean act has a strong Slayer<\/a> vibe with this, their second full-length release. It\u2019s been six years since debut album Terror<\/em>, but not much has changed; the band remains aggressive in that early-to-mid Slayer-style, particularly in the vocals of guitarist Ignacio Cristi.<\/p>\n

Being a South American act, Assylum maintains that wild, chaotic air without necessarily channelling the primal rawness of the original death-thrash scene from the continent. Far Beyond Madness<\/em> has a cleaner sound, especially the bass lines of Cristian Mu\u00f1oz Rubio whose potent rumbles provide the spine of this 50 minute record.<\/p>\n

The most impressive, or should I say surprising aspect of this release are the melodic segments. Sure, the album rips hard but the guys aren\u2019t merely content with mashing your ears, so you\u2019ll find interesting pockets within the tumult as evidenced on \u2018Ownthanasia\u2019 and the killer title track with its infectious chorus.<\/p>\n

The band also has a lot in common with Anthrax, Exodus, Megadeth<\/a> and some of the Teutonic forces. It\u2019s a clever combination of fury and clinical yet measured aggression which comes to the fore on \u2018Trapped Inside\u2019 and \u2018Delusion\u2019 where again the bass is the star.<\/p>\n

I come across a lot of stuff like this, independent thrash that eventually turns out cheap and generic, but with their sophomore platter Assylum really have crafted a good thrash composition.<\/p>\n

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

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