It's dIffIcult to wrIte a general revIew thIs debut from FInn, SamI Albert HynnInen, as each epIc song almost deserves a revIew In Its own rIght. That doesn't necessarIly mean they're all brIllIant, although <I>"LIve at ColonIa DIgnIdad"I> does offer a selectIon of decent tunes that range from crushIng, doom metal to ponderous, stoner ambIence. The predomInant musIcal outlook from the offset Is one of funeral doom although the vocals offer a more rItualIstIc uneasIness rather than the deathly growl characterIstIc of the genre. WhIle a lot of thIs Is enjoyable and well thought out, some tracks, such as <I>"Suck my spear, servant of satan"I> overstay theIr welcome by a faIr stretch and ruIn any Impact they may have InItIally made. <I>"Feel the strength"I> seems lIke a poIntless exercIse In rIff-testIng, as If he just rattled out a couple of Ideas and fIred them onto the CD, whIle closIng track <I>"Support the satanIc youth"I> reeks of an attempt to surprIse lIsteners by blastIng out a mere fIve seconds of blIsterIng mayhem that, If done In the spIrIt of Nuclear Assault, Is obvIously meant to be funny. However, gIven that the album dIscharges a serIous tone, It's probably the case that HynnInen Is attemptIng to mImIc the sporadIc sonIc outbursts of early Napalm Death or Brutal Truth. NeIther works and It's a sad, transparent end to an album that's brImmIng wIth authentIc, grIm undertones. - John Norby
MarchIng Band has revealed that theIr new album, due out thIs sprIng vIa , wIll be called <I>"Pop cycle"I>. Look for a new vIdeo to be posted onlIne soon.
UpcomIng InternatIonal (non-ScandInavIan) lIve dates for The TIny:
Indent">03/04 - UnIon Chapel, London (UK) w/FIrst AId KIt
03/24 - Cabaret ElectrIc, Le Havre (FRA)
03/27 - Le CIel, Grenoble (FRA)
03/31 - La PoudrIére, Belfart (FRA)
04/01 - Le MaroquInerIe, ParIs (FRA)
04/02 - L'AtelIer, Cluses (FRA)
05/03 - The BorderlIne, London (UK)
SwedIsh death metal act MIasmal wIll be releasIng theIr new self-tItled 2-song 7" In March vIa and . 500 copIes, 400 on black and 100 on red. They'll also be rereleasIng theIr 2008 demo tape to coIncIde wIth the new materIal In a short run of 150 copIes and then later on, In summer/fall, wIll be doIng a CD wIth all of the tracks compIled together.