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Amebix - Sonic Mass
ARTiST : Amebix
TiTLE : Sonic Mass
LABEL : Easy Action / Amebix Records
GENRE : Metal
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² Ý STREET DATE : 09/23/2011
ÜßÜ RiP DATE : 03/31/2012
ß Ý AVG BiTRATE : 269 KBps
ENCODER : Lame DNR (-V0)
GRABBER : EAC
QUALiTY : 44,1KHZ / Joint-Stereo
SiZE : 83,8 MB
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01. Days 04:05
02. Shield Wall 01:54
03. The Messenger 04:17
04. God Of The Grain 04:15
05. Visitation 06:47
06. Sonic Mass Part 1 03:37
07. Sonic Mass Part 2 03:55
08. Here Come The Wolf 03:46
09. The One 05:13
10. Knights Of The Black Sun 05:46
TOTAL TiME: 43:35 min
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While Amebix hasn’t exactly had the most fruitful of
musical careers, their influence has reached out far and
wide all across the world. Any type of band with an
aggressive sound owes a lot of their success to Rob “The
Baron” Miller and Stig Miller. Having released classic
hardcore punk albums “Arise!” and “Monolith” in the
1980s, the band had solidified their presence with
engaging and poignant song-writing. We have not had a
proper release from Amebix since “Monolith” was released
in 1987, and guess what? 24 years later this three-piece
is back with a brand new album, “Sonic Mass,” that they
released themselves. If the reasoning for that is because
no label wanted to back their new record for fear of not
enough units being moved, then shame on them. This is
Amebix we’re talking about here! Units don’t mean a damn
thing; only the thunderous hooves of “Sonic Mass” does.
Making sure to keep with the tradition of not being
predictable, you are treated to the wonderfully soothing
track known as “Days”. A four minute opus of Rob singing
on top of an uplifting bass-line, finally being measured
out with epic ambiance and string-synth that not only
lulls you into a state of peaceful auditory bliss, but
sets you up to be jolted back to reality with the crush
of Stig’s guitar and the drums. Then, suddenly, you are
thrust into the world of Amebix, where creative drum-
fills are plentiful and the memorable and heavy riffs and
bass-lines will always be there. ”Shield Wall” is exactly
that, protecting you just momentarily from seeing the
tremendous flood of “The Messenger” splashing over the
dam, washing away and decimating everything in its path.
”Sonic Mass” is exactly what the album name advertises.
For those of you who think you’re just going to find
hardcore punk on “Sonic Mass” are dead wrong. Amebix has
created this incredible amalgamation of musical styles
that travels through both diverse worlds of punk and
heavy metal. Try taking the ridiculously heavy sludge
sound of Neurosis, the beautiful and sorrow-filled
ambiance of Ulver, and merge it with an apocalyptic and
melodic version of Motorhead, with spatters of their old
hardcore punk roots and hard rock influences thrown in
for good measure. There are a good bit of spoken word
portions in these songs, and fit in perfectly to the
music that is backing them up. ”Visitation” is a perfect
example of this, as it has lots of dialogue from a
contemplative and overly philosophical man, who even has
short exchanges with what I perceived to be an
extraterrestrial of some sort, making sure to give heed
to its human counterpart to be careful of what he wishes
for. The bass-heavy sound “Sonic Mass” has to it could
not have been executed any better, as everything sounds
nearly flawless. All of the ambiance and synthetic sounds
create an atmosphere that most modern bands wouldn’t be
able to pull off if their lives depended on it.
It feels like Amebix wrote ”Sonic Mass” to be one giant
epic tale that is split up into two halves, with the
first half telling you that the ushering of the
apocalypse has begun. Earth will be crushed under the
weight of some type of catastrophic-sized meteor that
nothing short of a miracle could stop, bringing forth a
feeling of utter hopelessness, weakness, and questioning
whether or not all the trouble life brings has been worth
it. A story that humanity knows all too well, I’m afraid.
The second half of “Sonic Mass” feels as if revelations
had been discovered across the planet. The entire
populous must somehow work together to thwart their
impending doom as the music begins to take a more
uplifting tone. The groovy rock sounds of tracks like
“Here Come The Wolf” and “The One” restores the hope that
was lost, an omnipresent feeling of victory is upon the
human race… at least that’s just my interpretation of the
album, anyway. Everything culminates in “Knights Of The
Black Sun,” with Robert taking us back with his soothing
and gravelly singing voice, shouting out these ever-so-
triumphant words:
And I broke apart the graven seal
And these seven words I read
Rejoice, the great god fear is dead
So from the rooftops call it out
You where always free
Yes from the rooftops call it out
And ever may you be
After 24 years of not hearing anything from the Amebix
name I was right to be skeptical about them coming back
and releasing a new record. I should have immediately
punched myself in the face for even thinking that,
because “Sonic Mass” is absolutely brilliant from
beginning to end. Not only was I greatly enthralled and
invested in the music, but I was incredibly moved, as
well. There is so much raw emotion in this album that it
makes me irrationally angry at every other modern punk,
metal, and hard rock act that sounds so incredibly
soulless, robotic, and cold. ”Sonic Mass” should be
treated as one single entity; not 10 separate songs.
Listen to it all the way through, and I guarantee that
you will be screaming for more.
Bravo, Amebix. Bravo.
Originally written for Metal Blast
(http://metalblast.net/)
http://amebix.net/
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