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Terror Succeeds

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I picked this cd up this afternoon not expecting it to be that good, but i really wanted something new to listen to and i was in the mood for some death metal. As it turns out this has probably been one of the best cd's i've heard in awhile. They have the whole swedish thing going on where one guy cranks out the riffs and the other guitar player does the intricate finger picking. The whole cd is a non-stop train-wreck of metal. The only flaw i find however, which is easily ignorable, is the fact that in the production the vocals are a little soft.the singer is great and he screams his way through 10 songs and the other vocalist is the more melodic one and he plays his part just as well, but the vocal production is a little low in the mix. But as i said it is easily ignorable. You will be very pleased with this cd if you are into super fast swedish death metal. I would definately give it a try.

Impious - Terror Succeeds
(Black Sun Records, 2000)

by: Alex Cantwell (6 out of 10)
This is the latest installment of what some are beginning to call "turbo metal". Impious' history dates back seven years now, but aside from demos and compilation appearances, this is but their second release. Through this time the band has survived several line-up changes as well as members switching instruments. Their current sound is one that is deeply rooted in death and thrash, and is plenty aggressive with catchy hooks and creative instrumental interplay. Obviously, since they are from Sweden, it is easy to sit back and point out parts that sound like this or that Swedish band, but no one could blame them for drawing upon such rich history, and they don't sound like any one band in particular at all. The lyrics are the thing that bum me out about this release, because they are the same mindless drivel about terror and pain that you would really never want to go through in real life that have been corrupting the death metal scene for 15+ years. Some people could care less about lyrics, but I like a complete package, and this band has come up short.