{"id":9616,"date":"2013-01-08T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=9616"},"modified":"2013-07-20T11:53:07","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T11:53:07","slug":"ep-review-newsted-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-newsted-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWSTED – Metal (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWSTED
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\nChophouse (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 9.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Newsted is the fourth coming (Flotsam And Jetsam \/ Metallica \/ Voivod) of heavy metal legend Jason Newsted. Metal<\/em> is his first heavy offering since parting ways with Voivod and is inspired by fan reaction to his recent jaunt with Metallica at their December 2011 30th anniversary shows.<\/p>\n

The band is rounded out by newcomers Jesus Mendez, Jr. on drums and Jessie Farnsworth on guitars. The EP features four songs that fall somewhere between Metallica and Mot\u00f6rhead musically, heavy as stink but with a ton of growling and grooving.<\/p>\n

\u2018Soldierhead\u2019 kicks off the record and is the closest to the Metallica sound that the EP comes. A number of things turn your head immediately. The first is the fury of the overall sound, it really does sound like Metallica circa 1986 (Master Of Puppets<\/em>). In fact, it sounds more like pre-Newsted Metallica than anything Metallica has done since those days. The second headturner is Newsted\u2019s vocals. I\u2019ll freely admit that I had no idea he could rip it up like this. It\u2019s damn near perfect and better than almost any vocalist in heavy music today.<\/p>\n

\u2018Godsnake\u2019 is up next and this is where the groove starts to get incorporated. The song moves a little slower but marches along venomously getting angrier at every turn. \u2018King Of The Underdogs\u2019 has a bit of an Alice Cooper swagger to it but its start \/ stop riffage hits you like a ton of bricks, handmade for headbanging. \u2018Skyscraper\u2019 wraps the EP up with an almost stoner rock vibe. It\u2019s still super-heavy but you can easily identify some Pentagram and Saint Vitus influence musically. <\/p>\n

Lyrically, you can tell Newsted was weaned on early Mot\u00f6rhead and Black Sabbath<\/a>\u2019s essential works as damn near the entire EP is an anti-war sentiment. Although the words are very direct, I\u2019m thoroughly impressed with the fact that they don\u2019t come off as pushy or cheeseball.<\/p>\n

Overall, this is something no-one expected (except maybe Newsted\u2019s momma). Heavy music fans certainly expected this to be good but it\u2019s far beyond that. The Metal<\/em> EP is great from start to finish. It\u2019s sure to excite the people who have been longing for this for over a decade and turn a lot of new heads their way at the same time.<\/p>\n

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

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