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Artist: RICHARD
CHRIST
Album: UltraViolent Messiah
Year: 2006
Richard Christ is a pretty young Italian band. According
to the biography, the band is named after the vocalist,
who has toured all around the world with his preverious
band ´Posthuman´. On this new project, he is accompanied
by two of his friends, and this threesome says to mix
rock and metal with industrial and glam. Their first
proof of existence is a five track demo/EP called
´UltraViolent Messiah´, which was released in 2006.
´Call Me´ is the first track of the release. This track
is build upon an EBM/synthpop based spine, mixed with
distortion guitarwork and catchy vocal lines. The track
is quite easy listening and danceable. ´An American
Christ´ is the next track. This one contains more heavy
guitarparts than the preverious one, although this track
is more rock than metal based. Don´t be surprised to
hear some rock ´n´ roll influences here and there too.
´Angels´ is more of the sensitive kind, with a different
guitar effect and vocal tones. Maybe the most easy
listening track of the album. ´Revolution Drugs´
contains some very cool industrial sampling and some
surprisingly heavy guitarparts. Overall this song is
dark and gentle. ´Eyes´ is the final track on this
release. This track contains major glam and industrial
influences, and it´s easy listening attitude makes this
one a good last song of this release.
This release would have been a refreshing one if this
band started their carreer about twenty years ago.
Unfortunately for them, nowadays releases like this are
not that unique anymore. Lots of bands say to be
influenced by 80´s rock and newer industrial bands like
Marilyn Manson and Rammstein, so they translate this
into ´borrowing´ lots of stuff from their masters.
Richard Christ does the same (specially the vocals –
which is not this weird since he used to sing in a
Marilyn Manson tribute band), but to be honest, they did
it in a good way. So far the music is more than
accepteable, but they must be guarding themselves to not
turn into copycats of the band that influenced them the
most.
Vote: 70 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Call Me
02. An American Christ
03. Angels
04. Revolution Drugs
05. Eyes |
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