KHAOZ- I, Creator of Damnation (GODEATER - CD 2015)
I remember that I had the
previous album from Khaoz, titled “Salvation Through Bloodshed” (released on
Polish Mad Lion) and damn, I did not like it so much haha! I even checked this
morning my review, which I wrote two years ago, to see what was that I didn’t
like about Khaoz music… well, I gave the album 4/10 and just complained on
quite few things. Meanwhile, here’s the newest album from the band, titled “I,
Creator of Damnation” (this time released on Godeater), and I can say that the
band developed in good direction, but one major factor, which caused my total
dislike of the debut is still here, so I am afraid that the album number also
won’t belong to my favourites.
I don’t want to sound too
harsh on these guys… especially as some things have improved and this time I
give them 6/10. Well, surely there are some really good songs, like in “Ravishing
KhaoZ” which almost reminds me such Morgoth, “..and Forever Madness” or “Creator
of Damnation”. I do must admit that the performance of each musician of Khaoz –
guitarists, drummer, bassist – is very good, they surely are good technically
and know how to play their instruments. The band not only reminds me Morgoth,
but also mixed death with thrash metal, not really in the old school way, but
more modern fashion... and that’s maybe not something what I tend to listen and
enjoy often, but musically it isn’t terrible. It’s rather solid and decent.
The production is also quite
good, I can’t say anything bad about it. So, what is really wrong with Khaoz?
Well, thing which I HATE about their music – and which unfortunately hasn’t
changed since the previous album – are the vocals. Damn, they are fuckin bad! The
band decided to use one of those dual vocal performances; two vocalists, of
which one has a nice, low growl. But the majority of the album has been sang
with that totally fuckin annoying shrieky, harsh scream, which I just cannot
stand. Damn it, I really must say that the vocals basically destroy the whole
album, the whole effort of the band is vanished as all impression I take from
listening to it is something like “oh man, shut up!”. Sorry to say so, but
that’s just my opinion. I don’t like it and it’s maybe one of the very rare
occasions, when I can say things like that… It’s annoying, especially as
musically that death / thrash is really not bad and the band improved a lot,
got better musically from the debut album. But damn, I don’t care really. I’ve
listened to “I, Creator of Damnation” several times and have enough of this
band for good. Wasted chance. Please, get rid of that vocalist now.
Standout track: “Ravishing
KhaoZ”, “Creator of Damnation”
Final rate: 60/100
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