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Rumors Of War |
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Buy on: Bandcamp
Type: Full-Length
Release Date: March 28th, 2015
Label: Self Released
Genre: Brutal, Groove
1.
Firewater Joyride
2.
Detest
3.
The Wanderer
4.
Worship
5.
All Teeth
6.
Meth Mouth
7.
Masks
8.
Pigeonholed
9.
Others Die
10.
Silence
11.
Ill Will
1.
Something Awful
2.
Gnawing Lisp
3.
Madness Is God
4.
Miracle Worker
5.
Empty Form
6.
I Am
7.
The Blues
8.
People Stare
9.
I See, I Hear
10.
I Sit Ill
1.
Trapped
2.
One Last Time
3.
Metal Up Your Ass (Metallica Medley)
4.
Seasons In The Abyss (Slayer Cover)
5.
Black Sabbath (Medley)
6.
A Perfect Murder
1.
I've Lost
2.
Pushed Too Far
3.
Cease To Suffer
4.
The Burning Cross
5.
Last Kiss
6.
Laughed At My Pain
7.
Choke
8.
Disappear
9.
Lose It All
10.
Dead And Gone
11.
Interlude
12.
Prophet On A Lie
1.
Strength Through Vengeance
2.
Black Hate Machine
3.
Wake Up And Die
4.
Snake Eyes
5.
Path Of Resistance
6.
Deceit Of Man
7.
Body And Blood
8.
Rotten I
9.
Suffocation Of Thought
10.
Time Changes Nothing
11.
Slay The Masses
1.
Song Of The Sun
1.
Congregation Of The Multi-Pedal Insects
2.
Deathstar
3.
Behold The Spirit Wolves
5.
Not Alone In This
6.
1000 Years Of Misery
7.
Face Your Fears
8.
Dark Of The Nite
9.
Nunpuncher
10.
That Which Is Unnameable
11.
Burn It To The Ground
12.
Scratching The Surface
Review by JD on August 28, 2016.
My first introduction into the whole groove metal thing was, like many, the mighty groove metallers that hailed from Texas, the riff masters Pantera. I was blown away by the ferocity of Pantera from the first second I heard them and just how melodic it also was. Now jumping to the modern era, I give you ZFL.
Formed in Aberdeen, Maryland, this four piece band plays a very odd mixture of brutal groove metal with some elements of thrash metal that has tacked on some of the most intense guttural vocals to spice things up. What ends up on the record is some very unique, at times somewhat stripped down but always nasty metal.
Possessing one of the best bassist I have come across in awhile (David Billings) add one incredible riff master (Casey Anderson), a growling beast of a vocalist (Kevin Zink) and a powerhouse time keeper (Keith Zink), you have groove metal 2.0. Songs like the infectious 'Not Alone in This' or the fist in the face riffage of 'Nunpuncher' show ZFL is no newcomer as they show maturity that adds extra punch to some already powerful metal.
I have to say that this is one of my surprises of the year, a band that came out of nowhere to impress me this much. A record label needs to pick these guys up and fast and we just might have the band that can be the next to take over the vacant spot where Pantera use to be. With the right management, and producer... they will be the act to beat.
Rating: 9 out of 10