OVERKILL – The Grinding Wheel
Nuclear
Blast Records
To
be honest, I’ve never really have been a huge fan of this band due to the
vocals and lyrical content, though with this new one (the only other album I
have of theirs is “Years of Decay”) has definitely got a lot of substance to
it. I was pleased that everything that makes a good album it all has which is
the music, lyrical content, production quality, and guitar leads. It’s no
wonder that “The Grinding Wheel” has had positive scores/feedback.
Not
only does it bear well musically, the vocals aren’t really annoying to me. It’s
been a problem for me in that respect with this band, but this album they sound
good and I like the rhythm guitar/lead guitar. They’ve never been much of a
band that’s been great at writing lyrics, but their music has been solid on some
others that I’ve heard. However, “The Grinding Wheel” definitely kicks some
butt in many ways. Some songs that stand out are “Goddamn Trouble” and “Let’s
All Go to Hades”. The whole hour of music is good.
The
music reflects many different things – heavy guitar, but not as thick as a
death metal one would sound like, different types of chord progressions along
with tremolo picking and leads that are pretty technical. The guitar goes along
well with the vocals and the drums are solid. A lot of double bass kicks (but
not dominant) and Bobby’s voice fits very well to their axe.
They’ve
just lagged here in what lyrical concepts are about (as I’ve mentioned).
However, they have to put out something that stands out with aggression, so
they did. But I can’t myself relate to any of their lyrics on here. I just
enjoy the vocals and music. That’s what’s most important on a release anyway,
but would hit home if their lyrics were as good as their music is on here.
They’re
true to their thrash metal roots seemingly ageless as they are veterans now,
but they’re still putting out endless quality music. You can hear the whole
album on YouTube, but to be a true support to the band, buy the physical CD.
It’s available on Amazon and record stores as well as at Best Buy. You won’t
regret it, believe me, as a 27 year metal music lover does.
Ryan
“Death8699” Fanucchi
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