Customer Reviews

Were We Are From

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4 star:		(2)
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Pissing Razors could never be accused of pomposity... Where We Come From is nonstop groove. Heavy as a ton of bricks, and filled with (somewhat) memorable choruses, throat shredding vocals, and a wall of thick riffs. Fellow Texans Pantera are the most frequent reference point. I disagree... PR reminds me of old Machine and Sepultura circa Chaos AD. Not many solos, but enough fat bottom end to bludgeon your brain sufficiently. Solid post thrash recommended for fans of the style!

This is by far the Razors best record! This album has far more diversity then the their previous releases hitting you in the face from all angles! Don't get me wrong though all their albums are KILLA! But "Where we come From" proves once again that "Pissing Razors" are true heavy weights of the underground metal scene! If you have seen this band live then you know how tight & techinical they are, but they truly take it to a even higher level this time around. So support "TRUE METAL" & get a record that doesn't have lame samples or people wearing masks trying to be scary! LONG-LIVE-THE RAZORS!

Bands like Pissing Razors and Skinlab are what real metal is all about. This is their strongest release, but yet, none of their albums are weak.

This is a great album. Aggressive, groove oriented metal (ooh forgot to mention HEAVY). Heavy guitars, badass drums, and the vocals don't dissapoint. If there are people out there that like old Pantera, Pissing Razors is for you. This band is not your flavor of the month, breakdown, metalcore type band. I recommend this album to everyone.


O.J.

I'd give this 3.5 stars out of 5 if I could, but since I can't, I'm giving Pissing Razors the benefit of a 4.

Taken by itself, this album isn't bad. Considering what Pissing Razors was before this though, it is a step back for them musically for the following reasons:

1.) Declining production quality - It's noticeably worse than on previous albums, as the bass guitar and drum are underpowered. Still not too bad though.

2.) Worse instrumentation - The instrumentation arguably takes a turn for the simpler and weaker at points in the album. Again, still not too bad overall though.

3.) Worse vocals - This is where this album loses most of its points. Although then new vocalist Jay Bragg sounds very capable at certain points, there are many others in which he he does not. His regular screaming isn't as powerful as former vocalist Joe Rodriguez's. It's as if he's struggling to get the words out of his throat when Bragg yells. His wails and actual singing are fine, however.

4.) Less songs and less song variety than on the previous album -
The previous album had something like 14 songs on it, while this album only has 10. This results in less listening time for their music as opposed to previous works. As for variety, most of the songs seem to have the same tone and basic structure. The previous album had some very heavy songs (like Ruin) and some less angry ones like Forked Tongue.

So should you get this? If you're a Pissing Razors fan, most likely. If you're not, try Fields of Disbelief (their best work yet) first. And while you're at it, pretend that Pissing Razors never made a followup to this album and that it didn't suck completely.

It's a heavy metal band with a style like Pantera, Machine Head, Skinlab, Lamb Of God, Fear Factory, it has a good piece of these bands.

If you like metal this album has to be yours, it's going to be some of your most heared albums. BUY IT!!!

These guys should called Pantera Jr. Let's see; they're from Texas, have brutal songs with titles like "Justice Denied" and have a singer that sounds uncannily like Phil Anselmo. Besides that, this isn't half bad stuff for old school metal. "Burning Bridges" and the ripping "Opportunidad" rival Pantera's no frills stomping, with plenty of heavy riffs. The song topics here are pretty in your face; from slavery "Born To Serve", to religious payback "Vengeance Is Mine." Without the obvious comparisons to the above band, Pissing Razors do their best to carry the torch for power metal in your car stereo.

With their new singer (Jason Bragg) Pissing Razors hasn't missed a beat in the vocals department. Instrumentally the band has taken more of a turn to the progressive side (sometimes sounding like early Metallica). Certainly there are some that can listen to technical stuff all day. But there's too much disjointed, odd tempo rythum stuff for MY tastes. I miss the hooky, straight forward, in your face grooves that they had on previous albums. The best time they captured it on this CD is on a part that starts at 1:32 of track 7. Don't get me wrong; I like technical stuff. They just need to mix it up with the straight ahead stuff.