Review by Krys on July 25, 2006.

What can I say; those northern boys can shake the house with their version of Southern Rock. Formed in Troy, New York by members of Stigmata and The Clay People, debut album "Sin-Eater" should appeal to any fan who finds pleasure in Black Label Society, C.O.C, Clutch and anything in between. With that in mind, it shouldn't surprise anyone that our guitar duo is quite influenced by Zack Wylde and whole album is full of roaring tunes with crunchy and groove riffs, atmospheric passages and blazing solos, just check seventh track 'Away from the Sun' and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But don't make a mistake of labeling them a Black Label cover band because style wise Dead Rabbits have a lot more to offer and those typical for debut album mistakes will go away with future releases where their own sound should crystallize and make Rabbits a force to reckon with – no matter how funny that sounds. Which brings me to the point of how much did you guys smoke to finally decide on that name?

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Originality: 6
Production: 7
Overall: 7

Rating: 7.4 out of 10

Review by Krys on July 25, 2006.

What can I say; those northern boys can shake the house with their version of Southern Rock. Formed in Troy, New York by members of Stigmata and The Clay People, debut album "Sin-Eater" should appeal to any fan who finds pleasure in Black Label Society, C.O.C, Clutch and anything in between. With that in mind, it shouldn't surprise anyone that our guitar duo is quite influenced by Zack Wylde and whole album is full of roaring tunes with crunchy and groove riffs, atmospheric passages and blazing solos, just check seventh track 'Away from the Sun' and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But don't make a mistake of labeling them a Black Label cover band because style wise Dead Rabbits have a lot more to offer and those typical for debut album mistakes will go away with future releases where their own sound should crystallize and make Rabbits a force to reckon with – no matter how funny that sounds. Which brings me to the point of how much did you guys smoke to finally decide on that name?

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Originality: 6
Production: 7
Overall: 7

Rating: 7.4 out of 10

Review by Krys on July 25, 2006.

What can I say; those northern boys can shake the house with their version of Southern Rock. Formed in Troy, New York by members of Stigmata and The Clay People, debut album "Sin-Eater" should appeal to any fan who finds pleasure in Black Label Society, C.O.C, Clutch and anything in between. With that in mind, it shouldn't surprise anyone that our guitar duo is quite influenced by Zack Wylde and whole album is full of roaring tunes with crunchy and groove riffs, atmospheric passages and blazing solos, just check seventh track 'Away from the Sun' and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But don't make a mistake of labeling them a Black Label cover band because style wise Dead Rabbits have a lot more to offer and those typical for debut album mistakes will go away with future releases where their own sound should crystallize and make Rabbits a force to reckon with – no matter how funny that sounds. Which brings me to the point of how much did you guys smoke to finally decide on that name?

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Originality: 6
Production: 7
Overall: 7

Rating: 7.4 out of 10

Review by Krys on March 14, 2014.

I was really looking forward to this album... After all, not every day a band releases a first studio record after an 18-year hiatus. But, unfortunately, all that hype didn't translate into equally extravagant music.

There's really nothing wrong here and at this same time there's nothing noteworthy about this opus either, and that's my whole problem with Massacre 'Back From Beyond'. It's just plain, good, old school death metal. You'll say, what's wrong with that? Well, if by the end of a 14th track I can't really tell you which one is my favorite or which one stood out from the crowd, then we have a slight problem here. From start to finish 'Back From Beyond' is kept in basically the same tempo, guitars are chugging simple riffs and two vocal styles go from growls to screams on every single song almost like those tracks were spit out from a death-metal-maker-machine. Maybe I'm overly critical, but I just had higher expectations from such veterans of the metal scene. This was the shit 20 years ago and since than I've heard so many records with that formula that I hope my steady alcohol consumption will kill at least some of my brain cells with those clone memories. I'll give you one thing thou, production is stellar, all instruments are delivered with a punch and clearly visible in a mix, even bass has a nice kick.

It's one of those records that you'll enjoy listening once or twice but there's nothing here that will make you come back to it in a year or two.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Originality: 4
Musicianship: 7
Atmosphere: 5
Production: 9
Overall: 6

Rating: 6.2 out of 10