Deliverance – Hear What I Say!

posted in: March 2014, Music Review | 0

HearWhatISayI am just not sure how any fan of Deliverance could not just love this album. Sure, they do try to represent all of their various stylistic changes on one album, but if Metallica had put out an album this good in the past few years, metal heads everywhere would be drooling over it. The only real problem is that this full-length is a bit short on original material. You really get six new songs, two covers, a short instrumental intro, and a German language version of a previous song. Stylistically, the tracks tend to move through the progression of the band’s sound in chronological order, starting with a few blistering thrash/speed tracks, they transitioning to the moody, groovy stuff, then the artistic side, then back to heavy and even a nod to side bands Fearful Symmetry and Jupiter VI. What you always hear on every track is the passion and musicianship of each person involved. This is not a half-baked reunion just for the heck of it – this is truly going out on a high note. Really cool album cover in my opinion, too. Like many fans, I am wishing this album was a sign of more to come. But as it is, it serves as a fitting last number from one of the great heavy bands of our time.

[2013 3 Frogz Records | Purchase: Amazon.com]

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