Death metal from Canada….AGAIN!!! I don’t know if our editor assumes I can relate to these Canadian bands because I’m from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin or what. But I guess he’s been right so far. Being in an area where it’s dark all winter and cold enough to freeze water while in mid-air, what the hell else are you going to do besides stay inside and practice your instruments. And that type of practice is evident on Chernobyl Survivor.
Blinded By Faith (Blinded from here on out) are great players, and songwriters. Not afraid to throw in a solo that stops and resumes in ‘Alone’. The vocals are absolutely throat ruining, and occasional clean-ish vocals come in on the chorus. But fear not, this isn't something they settle in, it's used in good taste when called for. The drums might as well be played by someone with three feet and four arms. The cymbal accents in choruses are all over this album, but stand out the best to me on ‘So Speak The Voice Of Law’ and the title track.
This album has its occasional slow moments, but they’re short and placed at the beginning of songs to prep you. Hope you brought extra shorts, this is gunna hurt! There are plenty of clever and quick guitar parts laced throughout, and there are even some “tweedly dee” parts that I don’t normally like but they’re done in taste and, as I always appreciate, do not detour from the songwriting or flow. I know I've not said too much about the vocals and that because they are top notch throughout. But the band as a whole is best displayed on ‘Drastic Medicine’. Listen to that track, and if you like it go ahead and buy the damn album because the rest is of the same frozen tundra Canadian quality. Death metal with some flare, but death metal not as amusement.
Any modern death metal fan would be right to check this album out. Perfect for jamming in the car, a house party or even at a bonfire in the dead of winter. You can pick Chernobyl Survivors up through Galy Records right now.
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HAIL!!!!!!
