KROSSBREED - ENJOY THE RAGE

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Belgium has much more to offer in stead of Brussels Waffles, the best beer in the world and Manneken Pis.  We have an underground scene that is alive and kicking and spitting out demos and new material on a regular base.  Only one remark: it seems like our underground is a bit deeper and harder to find... Once you're in, you don’t want to leave, especially when new talent is showing up and giving the mind and ears what they are longing for: a decent piece of metal.

For instance: Krossbreed, a band hailing from Melsele, Beveren (Antwerp area) and ready to unleash their second demo called Enjoy The Rage.  Those who are familiar with their first output, "Down To The Core", will be pleased to hear that the band improved a lot in sound and general quality. Krossbreed needed that change to get their place and rank on Belgian soil, and perhaps the change in line up was the 'needed' cradle of advance. If you compare their course of life with a ladder, they ascend one rung, but it needs to be said, the way is still high and steep.

Speaking about music, we must admit that "Enjoy The Rage" sounds a bit more mature, a bit more driven, and a bit more heavier and faster.  5 songs were recorded, one video was made and if you include the spoken and instrumental intro, you will summarize 7 tracks. Luckily, the production is much more in balance so, it's no challenge to give the demo a few spins or a randomly repeating listening session. Krossbreed express their modest wrath in tracks like Again and True Identity, and give full speed ahead in a song like "Down To The Core". 

By any chance, the title track is my personal favorite track and the mixture of Machine Head guitar chirps, piercing and penetrating outbursts of violence and cooling down riffs, conclude that this band breathes anger.  Let these four youngsters enter a pro-recording studio with an adequate producer, and I'm sure that all hell breaks loose... So far, the band is unsigned, so let that be the next goal to reach, and hopefully, Krossbreed will pay more attention on the inlay of the booklet, 'cause right now, the lyrics are really hard to read... 

My suggestion for the next coming months: maintain live gigs, because intense playing results in more intense writing and a coherent sound.  Focus to broaden Krossbreed' horizon and add more diversity in the vocal range of Michel. Fans of Pro-Pain, older Machine Head, and Max Cavalera vocals need to check their homepage and order your copy of Enjoy The Rage - www.krossbreed.be  
My rating : 80/100

Patrick de Sloover on behalf of Metal To Infinity Webzine

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