Tough-guy trash metal-for tough guys
Chimaira - Resurrection
[3/5] With ballsy thrash riffery straight from the late-'80s speed-metal playbook, Chimaira deliver a huge album chock full of false harmonic squeals, pummeling double-time kick-drums and Mark Hunter's patented roar on
Resurrection. Produced by knob-turner/czar Jason Suecof at his Audio Hammer studios in Florida,
Resurrection finds Chimaira delving into typical manly subjects like taking a beating ("Pleasure In Pain"), becoming god-damned powerful ("Resurrection") and struggling with addiction ("Needle"), all of which carry less and less shock or heaviness as each song wears on. Hunter does mix things up vocally-he goes from a spooky-chant verse to a wide-open Jonathan Davis-like chorus on "Killing The Beast"-but generally prefers shredding his vocal chords over actually singing. While not a colossal stretch from 2005's self-titled release,
Resurrection features some very bright spots: "Worthless" and "Empire" are undeniably rad thrash opuses, while "Six" features an instrumental section on par with Metallica's "To Live Is To Die."
(FERRET) Casey Lynch
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