{"id":18570,"date":"2014-03-05T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=18570"},"modified":"2014-05-08T16:07:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T16:07:26","slug":"album-review-virgin-snatch-we-serve-no-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-virgin-snatch-we-serve-no-one\/","title":{"rendered":"VIRGIN SNATCH – We Serve No One (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VIRGIN SNATCH
We Serve No One<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMystic Production (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yep, Poland\u2019s Virgin Snatch has one of the worst band names in history, but thankfully the music is more rewarding. We Serve No One<\/em> is the fifth studio outing from this Krak\u00f3w-based quintet who specialise in high-octane thrash metal, and have done since their 2001 inception. <\/p>\n

We Serve No One<\/em> features Zielony (\u0141ukasz Zieli\u0144ski) on vocals, Jacko (Jacek Nowak) on drums, Anio\u0142 on bass (Piotr W\u0105cisz) and the twin guitar attack of Grysik (Grzegorz Bry\u0142a) and newest member Pavlo (Pawe\u0142 Pasek).<\/p>\n

Now, I hadn\u2019t heard any of the band\u2019s previous offerings and must admit I was expecting this record to be a rather generic thrash affair, but was extremely surprised by the vocal variety and melody on offer. Firstly, the vocals. Well, for the most part they are an intense, dry growl, but then something intriguing happens in the lines of \u2018Sister Revolution\u2019, which is clearly influenced by the dynamics of nu-metal, such is the clearer melody which belts out \u201cI warn you, pistols don\u2019t argue, they will do, anything you ask\u201d<\/em>. That\u2019s not to say that this vocal contradiction doesn\u2019t work; in fact, it does, especially as the track continues to race by with a real aggression, particularly in the drums and volatile riffs.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fingerprints\u2019 begins with a marching drum before the percussion takes on a jarring tone, and then a churning riff \u2013 reminiscent of Anthrax \u2013 comes into the fray. However, vocally it\u2019s far more streetwise, almost choppy in its raps which work in cohorts with the gruff growls. I guess it wouldn\u2019t be unkind to call this groove thrash, but it remains fluid throughout and extremely tight at that. There\u2019s no room for daft humour; this is straightforward yet well thought out thinking man\u2019s thrash metal that isn\u2019t afraid to experiment with variety and technicality. <\/p>\n

\u2018Escape From Tomorrow\u2019 is immense with its opening solo and weighty drum assault, and this superb piece of guitar work continues as the band weigh in with another straightforward thrash assault. The title track plus \u2018No Justice, No Peace\u2019 prop up the mid-section of the opus, with the latter being a riotous affair of hurtling percussion and angry, frothing vocal sneers that border on death metal barks.<\/p>\n

\u2018Disintegration\u2019 begins in peculiar, progressive flaky fashion before the whine of the guitar and another militant drum wallop, but it\u2019s also the one track on the opus where the cleaner vocals become more of an irritant, again hinting at that nu-metal quality. If anything, this is more System Of A Down than thrash metal, but I can see why these guys find comfort melting the two styles together.<\/p>\n

The album closes with \u2018Devil\u2019s Ride\u2019, which begins with classic thrash riffage, building slowly with menace and becoming a mid-tempo beast, but by this point the soaring clean vocals have become too much to bear for me in spite of the injection of menace to them.<\/p>\n

As albums go, Virgin Snatch have once again attempted something different and for that I commend them. As thrash metal exploration goes, however, there still appears to be a distinct lack of variety as the album rages on, but there\u2019s still an interesting shift in tempo throughout.<\/p>\n

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

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