{"id":14261,"date":"2013-07-10T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=14261"},"modified":"2013-09-12T20:28:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:28:29","slug":"album-review-violator-scenarios-of-brutality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-violator-scenarios-of-brutality\/","title":{"rendered":"VIOLATOR – Scenarios Of Brutality (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VIOLATOR
Scenarios Of Brutality<\/strong><\/span>
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\nKill Again (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Album number three from these Brazilian thrashers comes three years after 2010\u2019s Annihilation Process<\/em> opus, and as expected it\u2019s another reasonably notable foray into the realms of revival thrash with an American influence evident. <\/p>\n

Admittedly, Violator \u2013 for all of their clich\u00e9s \u2013 are a tad more volatile than a great many thrash acts doing the rounds today, and I\u2019ve always had a passing interest in these guys since their 2006 debut Chemical Assault<\/em>. The main issue I\u2019ve always had with Violator \u2013 one of at least eight bands to have the same name over the years \u2013 is the slightly weak vocal delivery of Pedro \u201cPoney Ret\u201d Arcanjo. For all of his might and intent, Arcanjo is a rather bog standard thrash metal throat-ripper whose choppy rasps and snotty yaps do little to impress me amid the flurry of aggressive guitars and lethal drums. <\/p>\n

I guess if I had to pinpoint the Violator sound then I would suggest that any true thrash fans who dig this band also check out the more hostile noise of San Francisco\u2019s Vio-lence. Its frontman Sean Killian Arcanjo can be compared to at times, although he is far less vicious than Killian\u2019s maniacal chops. <\/p>\n

Even so, this is a pretty furious thrash record that doesn\u2019t rely on formulaic mosh frills or silly humour. Instead, it\u2019s a frantic delivery boasting socially conscious lyrics and the battering ram drum assault of David \u201cBatera\u201d Araya. Yes, there are a few gang chants thrown in for good measure \u2013 particularly on the manic expression of \u2018Endless Tyrannies\u2019 \u2013 but thrash worshippers will also note the hint of Slayer<\/a>, early Exodus and old Whiplash. There\u2019s also a strong underground feel here, mainly due to the fact that the quartet prefer to rip, maim and maul instead of choose gimmicks to help their cause. <\/p>\n

My favourite track has to be the superb \u2018Dead To This World\u2019. With its melodic opening chug, the track slips into a hyper rattle as Arcanjo yelps, \u201cConsumerism has a hidden face, immigrants disgraced in foreign land, freedom stolen, dignity destroyed, brand new slavery\u201d<\/em>, but the chorus is your rather plain and simple thrash chant. The same can also be said for the hectic \u2018No Place For The Cross\u2019, which runs along the same well-trodden ground.<\/p>\n

Scenarios Of Brutality<\/em> offers nine tracks, and like a lot of thrash records over the years runs for under 40 minutes. This does pack a punch as a record however, and it\u2019s certainly a grower, especially once you\u2019ve got your claws into tracks such as \u2018Respect Existence Or Expect Resistance\u2019 , \u2018Waiting To Exhale\u2019 and \u2018Colors Of Hate\u2019.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an album which is about as pure as modern thrash gets, and for that I can\u2019t fault Violator. Where so many modern bands of the thrash revival fail, Violator actually succeed in cracking skulls with their brand of serious metal. If Scenarios Of Brutality<\/em> had emerged between 1988 and 1991 I think thrash metallers would have enjoyed such a release, but such was the quality back then that they may have suffered for their lack of originality. As it stands today though, Violator are doing their best to maintain high levels of aggression with a big nod to old school values.<\/p>\n

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

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