Following successful North American back-to-back tours with Dark Tranquillity and Lich King, California's young "powershred" foursome Exmortus decided to have a wee chat with PlanetMosh. Summarizing Slave to the Sword, these ten tracks have a thrash metal backbone, abrasive or 'harsh' vocals, and every song is packed to the hilt with lick after lick of fast,Following successful North American back-to-back tours with Dark Tranquillity and Lich King, California's young "powershred" foursome Exmortus decided to have a wee chat with PlanetMosh. Summarizing Slave to the Sword, these ten tracks have a thrash metal backbone, abrasive or 'harsh' vocals, and every song is packed to the hilt with lick after lick of fast, confident, unashamed shred guitar. While the crazy shred is not as 'clean' as some of the modern masters – Vai, Gilbert, Satriani, etc – it's very, very energetic, intense, well-composed, and powerful. And it doesn't have to be that clean: this is extreme metal, built on a loud, ostentatious vibe; music for headbanging and circle-pitting. The band has an energetic, super-entertaining live show as well. These are well-done tunes for those who like their music served sizzling hot. At one point in time, the band had "Heavy Metal" spray-painted on to the jam room wall, and Iron Maiden electrical-taped to the guitar. That's dedication: the band seems to be hooked for the long haul, a longer journey in to the realm of heavy music then most. Admonished to categorise them only as Exmortus, I'm briefly taken in to their realm of swords and shreds, [...]
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