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Artist: NO
FORGIVENESS / DIGITALIS PURPUREA / BLUE VELVET
Album: Gears of Industry (Split CD)
Year: 2007
March 31st, Turin (Italy). This evening, there was a
nice gig hold for the industrial metal fans: the Turin
Industrial Massacre fest. Bands who were performing were
No Forgiveness, Digitalis Purpurea and Blue Velvet. And
they didn’t just perform over there, because they
decided to print a DIY split CD including two track of
each band!
First up is No Forgiveness, participating on this split
with two tracks from their Deja-Vu album: ‘Hate Gate’
and ‘Insane’. Both songs consist of strong riffs and
very bashing programming works. The raw and
characteristic vocal works of Holy Smoke are spread all
over the tracks like a disease, which give these tracks
a more sick attitude. For more information please check
my Deja-Vu review elsewhere, for if you don’t feel like
to; this is just pure quality! Vote No Forgiveness side:
100 / 100.
Next up comes Digitalis Purpurea. ‘Coded Feel’ is their
first track on this split, and its a real killer one. A
sick, slow track with very dark sampling, heavy
distorted guitars and wellfitting vocals. The chorus is
one of that kind that get stuck in your head quite
easely. ‘Dried Up And Spotted with Black Lipstick’ is a
more industrial influenced track, with a marching
drumbeat and guitar riffs that bring you back to the
‘Herzeleid’ era. This track is very easy listening and
decently build. Vote Digitalis Purpurea side: 90 / 100.
Final band on the three-way split is called Blue Velvet.
They participate with two heavely Marilyn Manson
influenced tracks. I don’t mind listening to this stuff,
but it’s not as good as the preverious bands by far.
‘Don’t Fear’ does contain wicked sampling here and
there, and the programming on ‘I Wanna Be Like Him’ is
cool, but furthermore... well, just Marilyn Manson? Vote
Blue Velvet: 50 / 100.
So, some final words? Not really necissary, its all
there... a cool split with two quality bands and one
less quality band. Unfortunately for No Forgiveness and
Digitalis Purpurea, this will not increase the average
rating of this split, but the people who read the whole
review should not be mislead if you ask me. Final line:
people who want to download this for FREE:
http://www.noforgiveness.com/GEARS-OF-INDUSTRY.zip.
Vote: 80 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Hate Gate
02. Insane
03. Coded Feel
04. Dried Up And Spotted
with Black Lipstick
05. Don't Fear
06. I Wanna Be Like Him
1-2: No Forgiveness
3-4: Digitalis Purpurea
5-6: Blue Velvet |
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