{"id":13848,"date":"2013-08-30T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=13848"},"modified":"2013-09-03T12:45:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T12:45:53","slug":"album-review-iron-jaws-guilty-of-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-iron-jaws-guilty-of-ignorance\/","title":{"rendered":"IRON JAWS – Guilty Of Ignorance (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRON JAWS
Guilty Of Ignorance<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPure Steel (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Iron Jaws are an Italian quartet who likes to indulge in old school thrash that actually works rather than irritates. Guilty Of Ignorance<\/em> is the second full-length opus from this band, a follow-up to 2010\u2019s Louder Is Not Enough<\/em>. <\/p>\n

This is the sort of frantic moshing madness I\u2019ve been waiting for, mainly due to the fact that it has a sound that somehow combines the scornful volatility of Germany\u2019s Kreator with the more measured chugs of Anthrax \u2013 all alongside a classic metal approach \u2013 and that\u2019s no mean feat. <\/p>\n

This 12-track record is a lethal concoction stirred by vocalist Andrea \u201cMixy\u201d Finotti, whose dry rasps are typical of 80s German thrash. These rasps are accompanied by the lethal guitars of Roberto \u201cMicini\u201d Quaglia alongside the skin-thrashing bashing of drummer Riccardo \u201cRicky\u201d Porzio and the brain-blender bass of Roberto \u201cRock \u2018N\u2019 Bob\u201d Massasso.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, because of its nature, Guilty Of Ignorance<\/em> is a rather fleeting opus. The platter rattles by at quite a pace, but reminds me heavily of so many late 80s \/ early 90s cult thrash metal acts who only released one or two records before obscurity beckoned. I\u2019m hoping that with Guilty Of Ignorance<\/em>, Iron Jaws will not succumb to the same wave of anonymity.<\/p>\n

When one slaps on \u2018No Speed Limit\u2019, there seems to be a quality here that should separate these guys from the countless other thrash revival bands who, over the last few years, have bombarded us, but without much pleasure. I do really like the mix of gang vocal chants, measured pace and also more aggressive moments, as exhibited on the hooky title track with its simmering intro, which melts into a full throttle thrash-fest of rapid fire drums and scratchy vocals. <\/p>\n

There is certainly a traditional feel about Guilty Of Ignorance<\/em>. \u2018Shoot The Dead\u2019 in particular is nothing new but rages hard, bringing to mind the thrashing prowess of one of my favourite acts, Exciter.<\/p>\n

Despite the pacey doses this album offers though, the band can really chug too. The brilliant \u2018Witch Hunters\u2019 is a superb plodder that offers a buzzing guitar sound, and Mixy\u2019s vocals slow to a more sinister squawk. Favourite tracks however have to be the relentless \u2018H.B.M.B.\u2019, with its dominant bass, the minimalist thrills of \u2018Nuclear Disaster\u2019, and the toxic licks of \u2018Speed Metal Command\u2019.<\/p>\n

Sceptics will no doubt dismiss some of what Iron Jaws do as rather sparse and unimaginative. I\u2019d agree to some extent, but there was once a whole host of no frills thrash acts swelling the scene back in the 80s, so a few more isn\u2019t going to cause too many problems. <\/p>\n

Guilty Of Ignorance<\/em> is a rather stripped down affair that offers a bucket load of raw energy and rarely anything more, but the intensity and speed metal riffs are actually sufficient enough to allow Iron Jaws to escape from the cage of mediocrity and run wild in the streets like some type of rabid animal. Iron Jaws are literally foaming at the mouth to garner your attention.<\/p>\n

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

IRON JAWSGuilty Of Ignorance Pure Steel (2013)Rating: 7\/10 Iron Jaws are an Italian quartet who likes to indulge in old school thrash that actually works rather than irritates. Guilty Of Ignorance is the second full-length opus from this band, a follow-up to 2010\u2019s Louder Is Not Enough. This is the sort of frantic moshing madness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,710],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-iron-jaws"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13848"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13852,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13848\/revisions\/13852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}