{"id":19403,"date":"2014-06-23T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=19403"},"modified":"2014-07-01T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T15:50:28","slug":"album-review-game-over-burst-into-the-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-game-over-burst-into-the-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME OVER – Burst Into The Quiet (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAME OVER
Burst Into The Quiet<\/strong><\/span>
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\nScarlet (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Judging by the band name and logo, I\u2019m guessing that this Italian thrash metal act has an obsession with American thrash legends Nuclear Assault? I could be wrong, but knowing how the current thrash trend is going, before I put this album on I have to say that I was expecting another contemporary work-out that spends all of its time paying homage rather than trying to stand on its own two feet. <\/p>\n

Burst Into The Quiet<\/em> is the second full-length release from this quartet, following on from 2012\u2019s For Humanity<\/em>. It boasts nine tracks which \u2013 like so many thrash albums over the years \u2013 pays homage to a few horror movies, and then to sound intelligent likes to commentate on social issues amidst a flurry of surging riffs, wild leads and gang-chanted goofiness alongside the generic rasps of frontman Renato \u201cReno\u201d Chiccoli. <\/p>\n

Thankfully, it\u2019s not the Nuclear Assault imitation I was expecting, but it\u2019s still very much bog-standard thrash that boasts a decent album cover and the usual thrash \u201clook\u201d as Chiccoli is accompanied by drummer Anthony \u201cVender\u201d Dantone and the guitar duo of Alessandro \u201cSanso\u201d Sansoni and Luca \u201cZiro\u201d Zironi. <\/p>\n

Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. This is very much passionate thrash metal that nods at goodness knows how many classic thrash bands that you\u2019d probably lose count at the influences, but it\u2019s all delivered with high levels of energy, especially with the racy \u2018Masters Of Control\u2019 and the traditional elements of \u2018Seven Doors To Hell\u2019. It does tend to sound rather lightweight though, particularly in the percussion department as the band rattles through a rather formulaic batch of songs where for every half-decent track there\u2019s one let down by its mediocrity. <\/p>\n

\u2018C.H.U.C.K.\u2019 is okay, but it just sounds daft with the band members in unison chanting out the track title. \u2018No More\u2019 is a tad more rewarding initially with its opening chord, but this is where the tracks all seem to drip into one another. \u2018Metropolis Pt.III\u2019 opens with a nice bass tumble, but as usual, the band cannot resist but hurtle into goofiness \u2013 the track is literally seconds long and as pointless as a pencil with no lead. Next up is \u2018Trapped Inside Your Head\u2019 where the band shows its maturity, but it\u2019s just a shame that this sort of experimentation is short-lived, because it\u2019s easily the best track on the opus with its slow-building introduction of chugging guitars and hard drums.<\/p>\n

\u2018Nuke \u2019Em High\u2019 \u2013 featuring another interesting introduction \u2013 and the title track finish the record off; the former is again best as a low tempo stir and even the burst of speed exhibits nice melody, while with the title track it\u2019s the usual moshing madness of galloping drums and gang chants.<\/p>\n

When I was a child, I always feared that the world would become over-run with the living dead that \u2013 as the product of nuclear Armageddon \u2013 would walk the streets in search of human flesh. Now, I\u2019m more concerned by the fact that the zombies have been wiped out by the screaming generic thrash hordes that seem to have bombarded our ears with their own contaminated brand of mosh.<\/p>\n

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

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