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3.0 out of 5 stars
Middle of the road, so-so, average, etc. , June 12, 2006
I had this album pegged two minutes into the first track. This is what I like to call a guilty pleasure. It does not disappoint in any direct fashion. One Man Army gives us some well-played, head-bangable thrash played like so many others have played it, but with a heavier, more grove-laden twist (which is the only `unique' aspect of this album). The album starts to falter about five tracks in when everything starts to sound the same. Nothing stands out, save for a catchy riff here or a notable drum fill there. Take The Haunted, Nightrage, At The Gates, Forsaken, or a hundred other melodic euro-thrash bands, half the tempo, beef up the mids, and you get this album. Like I said, it's a guilty pleasure. I enjoy driving with it blasting on the stereo, because it never fails to get my head moving (for a few songs, at least). This is the project of the singer from The Crown, the now defunct speed/thrash band that, while not doing anything new (seems to be a trend with these guys) at least were willing to up the ferocity and the edginess of their music. One Man Army, however, has taken the easy path and rehashed the already rehashed. The short and long of this album is that it's boring. It's catchy, it's well produced, it's well performed, but it's boring. I am as guilty as the next person for listening to 'unoriginal' bands but there comes a point when the music is so overdone, so trite and familiar, that I can't go without saying something (arguably 90% of today's metal bands have roots in a small handful of bands playing 10 years ago). If you really, really crave the melodic thrash, as I do, and you need a new band to fill the coffer, pick this up. Otherwise, keep investigating the back catalogues because there are definitely other bands you haven't heard that are doing the same thing better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Impressive!!!, March 15, 2007
Some people are never happy with what comes out for newer metal. You will always have the people who say it's not original and it sounds like everything else, I think these people are the ones who are becoming bored with music all together nowadays. I admit there aren't too many bands out there that grip me start to finish anymore on new releases. This was one of them though. This band has it all going for them: Perfect production, catchy riffs, ability to slow down and still make powerful engaging music that traps the imagination and drives the inner beast to come forth. This is what I look for in music. So many genres of metal out there and I say this is just really good Melodic Death Metal. I am a huge fan of In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Norther, Nightrage.... I could go on forever but again in a lot of those bands few of them have the diverse ability to captivate the listener and keep them interested. This CD keeps me interested. I tried to find it in a store and couldn't even find a store that could order it so I broke down and bought it from here. This is well worth the money and anyone who does not like this album is not a true Melo-death fan. There is not one flaw beginning to end on this album. Buy it you won't be dissapointed!!!!! I promise!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality thrash/ death metal from ex-crown's members!!!, June 7, 2006
I really like this album, with incredible production. The drums are the particular sound here, reminds me a "Black album" Metallica's era. The rythm section is wayyy good, with a solid solos and technical edge. Also, Johan Lindstran vocals were strong.
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