Napalm\/Sound Pollution
\nAustrian band ARTAS has been around for five years, and they have won Metalchamp 2007, plus released two albums, this included. Modern metal is the preferred flavor, mixed vocals, lyrics in several languages, double bass drumming plus mix and mastering by Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN etc.). How did this turn out then?<\/p>\n
The intro \u201cA Journey Begins\u201d feels like recapturing the Arab world today, sirens, noises etc. But what was fun and heedless in the eighties is reality for many today. Perhaps ARTAS is the voice of many at present? \u201cFortress of No Hope\u201d hammers on like SEPULTURA after 1990, but also includes a modern melodic touch. ARTAS is both heavy and catchy; growl, echoes, light grind, everything adds to a mix that is never obnoxious. At their most easily digested they have a clear radio character with clear vocals, as in \u201cThe Suffering of John Doe\u201d. A riff that \u201cRassenhass\u201d has some \u201cMotorcycle Man\u201d in it. Maybe ARTAS is serious modern counterpart to the happy-go-lucky magnitudes of the eighties. Lyris in not only English and German, but also in French and Spanish are part of this package. \u201cNo Pasar\u00e1n\u201d is yet another glittering track of heaviness and melody. French works out alright too in \u201cLe Saboteur\u201d. Good ole Frenchies TRUST was no coincidence. ARTAS works out much better this time that my memories of their debut. There are echoes of SEPULTURA, thrash as in ANTHRAX and softer parts in the vein of SOUNDGARDEN. It is all steeped in an own new costume with several languages and Obimahan Ismahil\u00b4s and Hannes Koller\u00b4s voices which are complements to each other. Something for everyone at times, but fearfully up to date with the latest news\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nA Journey Begins
\nFortress of No Hope
\nThe Day the Books Will Burn Again
\nThe Suffering of John Doe
\nRassenhass
\nO5
\nNo Pasar\u00e1n
\nThe Grin Behind the Mirror
\nGipfelsturmer
\nLe Saboteur
\nMediafada
\n05
\nAshes of Failure
\nBetween Poets and Murderers
\nA Martyr\u00b4s Dawn
\nSurrounded by Darkness We Are Able to See the Stars<\/p>\n
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