Seinfeld26 wrote:
I've just listened to NAG all the way through (minus the Bonus Tracks - which consist simply of a Japan-only song and three demos recorded about a year before the album's release) in the car this morning. Overall, great album. Though, if you've heard one LOG, you've pretty much heard them all. Dropped-D tuning in pretty much every song, semi-proggy Testament-style riffs, consciously technical Machine Head-style drumming, growling death metal vocals (though one of my favorite things about NAG is that it mixes the vocals up a little more than on the next two LOG albums - 85% of the time using the "deeper voiced Chuck Billy" growl, 10% of the time using a thrash metal scream, and the remaining 5% of the time using a higher pitched shriek). Not that there's anything wrong with LOG's sound (the guitar riffs on this particular album are awesome), but I really hope they continue taking the risks they took on Sacrament and perhaps even include a *gasp* ballad on their next album (or at least a song that uses a tuning other than D).
I should probably mention that what I have is the remastered version released last year, which sounds pretty good except that the drums have that "clicky" sound, which detracts a bit from the heaviness of the music.
Overall: 86/100. What does everybody else think of it?
I'd love to get an archive of this review in. It shows a much rawer version of the band and is a great display of Chris Adler's drumming. I have the original version, and though the bass drum sounds like cardboard, he rules.
I should probably mention that what I have is the remastered version released last year, which sounds pretty good except that the drums have that "clicky" sound, which detracts a bit from the heaviness of the music.
Overall: 86/100. What does everybody else think of it?
Black Label grooves like no other.
