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Resurrection

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How rare is it to have a Sadistic Inent CD, well, anywhere. This is a great mini LP with a very doomy opener, the instrumental title track, then BAMM track 2, the title track of their first demo, Conflict Within. Bay's vocals are reminiscent of a more evil version of Ross Dolan. The songs are epic, not in a gay way, like sonata Arctica, but more like Vital Remains, with not as good guitar playing. Although Rick Cortez's solos just rip right through your ear. This is one of the darkest releases in death metal in the 90's. This album goes up there with Dawn of Possesion, Legion, and Covenant. The perfect vocals for a perfect album. The perfect drumming for the perfect album. The perfect band to release the perfect album.

If you are into Death Metal and live in the Los Angeles county area, chances are you have crossed paths with Sadistic Intent. But if you also take a look in the liner notes of most early 90s Death Metal albums by bands from all over the United States you will see Sadistic Intent thanked in the notes. Formed in 1987 by the Cortez brothers Rick and Bay, Sadistic Intent was a formidable force in the thrash/death metal world. The 1989 "Conflict Within" Demo tape is considered by quite a few to be one of the best thrash/death demo tapes ever. Part of what made the Sadistic Intent sound so interesting was the mix of post-Slayer, post-Possessed Death Metal with early Celtic Frost and the mix of the followers of Venom in their sound to create a thrash/death band that was kind of Black Metal and doom metalish at the same time.

After the infamous '89 demo, the "Impending Doom" EP came out on the fledgling Wild Rags records. What should have followed was a deal with Roadrunner, Combat, Relapse, Century Media, Earache, or Nuclear Blast. It didn't happen and another 7" record came out sometime after before getting Gothic records to back the band for the 1994 "Resurrection" effort. Chavez was replaced on vocals with Bay and Emilio and Rick would round out the rest of the band.

The long eerie intro leads into number two with a manic boom and blasting and tremolo playing. Bay sounds like a cross between Ross Dolan of Immolation and early David Vincent. Raspy AND guttural vocals. The tempos vary between sludgy slow, Obituary-esque speeds and double time thrashing and the occasional straight ahead blasts.

Nothing is that amazing about the playing on this album. The drums (greatest instrument here), guitars and vocals are all used well but individually speaking they don't stand out. However, the entire product is as eerie and evil sounding as ever. The variation doesn't even let the listener go for one minute...making for an even more evil product! Much more so than a lot of the other bands who made it big on those concepts. Worth checking out for some "off the beaten path" American Death Metal with flirting capacities in other sub-genres.