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Release Date: 2013
Label: Self Released
Genre: Melodic, Thrash
1.
Girls Bones Found
2.
Barrel Roll
3.
Whipped
4.
Exit Wound
5.
Sprawl
6.
Dog Boy
7.
It Fades Away
8.
No Rhyme No Reason
9.
Kerbiter
10.
No Good Will Come
11.
Hell On Me
1.
Wings And Horns
2.
Skin Wagon
3.
Sepulchral Stench
4.
Hypocrisy Incarnate
5.
The Repulsive Nature Of The Unwaverin
1.
The Breeding (Intro)
2.
EarthSick
3.
Plague And Pray
4.
Decanted Embryos
5.
Dominant GenEthics
6.
H.I.V.
7.
World Damnatomy
8.
Soul-Borne Maladies
9.
Serpent Verse
10.
Voices From The Sea
1.
60-06
2.
Philosopher's Cult
3.
Crave No More
4.
Swinging Iron
5.
Waiting In The Night
6.
Blinded Eyes
7.
Crimson Dripping Hand
8.
Get Away
Review by Adam M on July 1, 2012.
This is a great recent Death Metal album that incorporates complexities into a sound that is reminiscent of earlier Carcass to create interesting material overall. The songs on "Earth Sick" have a weird vibe to them and mix this with elements like speed to create an interesting mixture.
The songs are exciting to listen and varied, which makes the album a fun listen, particularly for the Death Metal genre. There is a science fiction vibe tied in with the song titles and overall atmosphere found here that makes the album quite enjoyable to listen to. The level of song-writing isn’t as polished as some of Carcass’ best material, but it’s still a far cry above a lot of recent Death Metal. The songs are full of energy and well-performed throughout. The vocals present here are growled in an odd manner that gives the album a very unique flavour. Some songs deviate slightly from general vibe here, like 'Serpent Verse', which greatly recalls Nile in its delivery. This band is consistently interesting on "Earth Sick", but there sound starts to wear a bit thin after a few listens.
Regardless, the good moments on the disc make one consistently want to come back to it. The very Carcass reminiscent nature of the band should make them appeal to a wide variety of Death Metal fans as well. This is a great, but not amazing album that is one of the better earlier ones from the genre this year.
Categorical Rating Breakdown
Musicianship: 8.5
Atmosphere: 8
Production: 8.5
Originality: 8
Overall: 8.5
Rating: 8.3 out of 10
Review by JD on January 6, 2014.
Flying hair, headbanging at breakneck speed and copious amounts of sweat – sounds like thrash metal to me. Canadians seem to love their thrash, and this is coming from a very proud Metalhead that is Canadian and here to offer up another one of growing minions of bands from the Great White North that wave the banner of thrash high and honored.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, this one man outfit (recorded with the help of various musicians also live) called Crawling Quiet bowls you over with a mixing of stripped-down traditional thrash with some newer styles of metal. What you get is some average thrash, bogged down like a boat anchor by other stuff and that is not a good thing.
Typecast riffs, undefined musical direction and an overabundance of brutally bad recording seem to be what you get with CQ. I see what the main man’s vision was (Mark Trudeau), and hear it – but it comes across as anything but. I hear promise in the band, but it never did come to fruition sort of like clawing at the brass ring and yet never knowing how to grab it finally. Each song has great potential, but never ends up getting there.
I think Mr. Trudeau might end up getting his music to the level that his vision needs open to the light. As of right now, this metallic ship has hit the reef of mediocrity very hard and has sunk after taking on water. Talent will be the lifeboat for Mark Trudeau, and I hope this man finds this little craft before he hits the watery bottom.
Categorical Rating Breakdown
Musicianship: 6
Atmosphere: 3
Production: 1
Originality: 4
Overall: 4
Rating: 3.6 out of 10 683
Review by JD on January 6, 2014.
Flying hair, headbanging at breakneck speed and copious amounts of sweat – sounds like thrash metal to me. Canadians seem to love their thrash, and this is coming from a very proud Metalhead that is Canadian and here to offer up another one of growing minions of bands from the Great White North that wave the banner of thrash high and honored.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, this one man outfit (recorded with the help of various musicians also live) called Crawling Quiet bowls you over with a mixing of stripped-down traditional thrash with some newer styles of metal. What you get is some average thrash, bogged down like a boat anchor by other stuff and that is not a good thing.
Typecast riffs, undefined musical direction and an overabundance of brutally bad recording seem to be what you get with CQ. I see what the main man’s vision was (Mark Trudeau), and hear it – but it comes across as anything but. I hear promise in the band, but it never did come to fruition sort of like clawing at the brass ring and yet never knowing how to grab it finally. Each song has great potential, but never ends up getting there.
I think Mr. Trudeau might end up getting his music to the level that his vision needs open to the light. As of right now, this metallic ship has hit the reef of mediocrity very hard and has sunk after taking on water. Talent will be the lifeboat for Mark Trudeau, and I hope this man finds this little craft before he hits the watery bottom.
Categorical Rating Breakdown
Musicianship: 6
Atmosphere: 3
Production: 1
Originality: 4
Overall: 4
Rating: 3.6 out of 10 683