Two and a half years ago Chainfist were one of my first reviews on Planetmosh and they came as a wonderful surprise. No nonsense metal. A great debut. It's great to see them back with that always tricky second album. Scarred, thankfully, delivers on all accounts and greatly raises the bar for the quality ofChainfist – Scarred Two and a half years ago Chainfist were one of my first reviews on Planetmosh and they came as a wonderful surprise. No nonsense metal. A great debut. It's great to see them back with that always tricky second album. Scarred, thankfully, delivers on all accounts and greatly raises the bar for the quality of music that Chainfist can produce. Chainfist have taken the no-nonsense approach from their debut, applied it to Scarred and thrown in some damn fine flourishes and additional heavyness. The album has a real modern metal feel if you know what I mean. You can hear elements of the big four throughout, sitting alongside some huge riffs and melodies both vocally and guitar wise. The more I've been listening to this album the more, too, I hear the likes of Avenged Sevenfold coming through. Album opener Scars of Time rips out of the starting blocks with Jackie Petersen reminding me of a cross between Death Angel's Mark Osegueda and Anthrax's Joey Belladonna in his pomp. Its driven attack bringing to mind Slayer before Petersen's vocals remind you who you're listening to. I'm highlighting some of these visible influences, but don't for one minute [...]
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