Monday, July 30, 2012

Oiltanker/Shadow Of Greed/Crusades/Southern Lord Records


  Oiltanker  are  a  band  from  Hartford,  Connecticut  that  plays  a  mixture  of  crust,  d  beat  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Shadow  Of  Greed/Crusades"  which  was  released  by  Southern  Lord.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  to  them  at  times.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  crust,  d  beat  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  old  school  sounding  crust  punk  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals range  from  deep  crust/grind  growls,  shouts  and  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  social  and  political  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Oiltanker  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  crust  punk,  d  beat  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style  of  music,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Coma"  "A  Means  To  And  End"  "Sorrow"  and  "Gutted".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

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