Shatterpoint is another one of the acts that are currently represented by Metal Queen Management out of Toronto. Along with Warmachine and Penetrator, they represent some of the best in metal that has come from the Toronto area in recent years. Hailing from the "thriving metal metropolis" of Brampton Ontario (just Northwest of Toronto) Shatterpoint, unlike the more traditional 80's metal played by Warmachine and Penetrator, plays a thundering heavy brand of death influenced thrash metal that's not short on great riffs and the type of aggression that's required to make it work. They've opened for such bands as Amon Amarth and Behemoth and this 6 song demo recorded at BWC studios in Brampton, is a fine effort to finally get their music out to the masses.

Produced by Greg Dawson, Shane Drake (guitars/vocals - main songwriter) and Greg Wright (guitar), things get heavy and aggressive pretty fast with the opener Pleasure The Pain. With a solid mix of traditional heavy metal and thrash metal, this one's got some great muscular riffs and Shane Drake comes off sounding a bit like Matt Barlow back in the early Iced Earth days. Lots of tempo changes to slow pounding riffs as well as atmospheric guitar riffs and shredding leads produce one mother of a track!! Crashing Down sees a more speedier technical thrash approach with even more aggression and the use of very deep "cookie monster" death style vocals. Ended By Silence uses big booming riffs and the atmospheric "drone" style chording over the vocals brings Metallica to mind. With catchier vocals, this one has lots of tempo changes to satisfy even the most hardcore of thrash metal enthusiasts! The title track Consequences alternates between chugging and speedy thrash metal with very clever riffing and solid shredding lead guitar. When I Die revisits the feel of Metallica's Fade To Black with it's quiet and atmospheric intro with nicely harmonized lead guitar work. Slowly building in intensity, it eventually gets heavier before speeding up mid song with more deep gutteral vocals. No Man's Land sees Shatterpoint playing a very charged up Anthrax style of thrash metal with cool harmonized riffs and wild speedy sections.

Consequences is a very solid and very well produced album for a self-financed demo. The drums are killer and the guitars huge!! If you like 80's influenced thrash metal with lots of aggression, monster riffs and some modern death metal influences; all the while still maintaining the catchiness of 80's metal, check these guys out! They've just signed with Power Play Records, an independent New York label and are currently putting the finishing touches on their first full length album Dead Precedence that is due later this year. Those of you in and around the Toronto area will get a chance to see these guys as part of Metal Queen Management's Canadian Music Week Festival Showcase at The Vatikan in Toronto on March 4th along with Cryptopsy, Warmachine and Penetrator...be there!!

Check out:
Pleasure The Pain
Crashing Down
Consequences