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Zillah - Substitute for A Catastrophe

Thursday, 05 June 2008

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7.7

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Track Listing:
01. Gods Anger (I Expire)
02. When This Ends
03. Standing Next to Normal
04. Greed as the Antichrist
05. The Ghost That Walks
06. Nailed to the Wall
07. Sickness vs Cure

Artist: Zillah
Title: Substitute for A Catastrophe
Genre: Death Metal
Release Date: 06 July 2006
Record Label: Retribute Records
Format: Full-length
Country: United Kingdom
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Overall rating (weighted)		7.7
Musicianship		8.0
Composition		8.0
Experimentation		7.0
Production		7.0
Value		9.0

Zillah are probably the only technical metal band I can think of that hail from Scotland. Then again, if anyone should be the ambassador of such, it should be Zillah. Now, I personally have not heard anything else in their discography, sadly, but if it's anything like Substitute for A Catastrophe I'll be happy. Zillah's sound here is very archaic, and prophetic, in a way similar to Mastodon, only with a heavier punk influence, harsher sound and increased complexity. What I like about the album is it's furiously played and almost purposefully sloppy it completely adds another layer of unabashed anger to Zillah's rough and abrasive sound, a nice change of pace compared to today's triggered out productions used by any passing deathcore band. The distortion and grit of the production on this album perfectly balances out the spastic and droning moments of the album. And though I can't say I'll be giving this album spins daily I will say that I will surely look into Zillah's catalogue and be on the lookout for new records. Zillah is another victim of bad advertisement and interest, their plays on last.fm and the like are not nearly as high as they should be for a band of this caliber. With the new album coming, hopefully Zillah will elevate from unappreciated gem to a well known and respected band like they should be.

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