Music: Metal Core/Crossover
Country: The Netherlands
Web Site: www.bornfrompain.com
Cool Songs: Behind Enemy Lines, Bury the Fighting, Iron Will
Are you having a bad day, pissed off? You should put in BORN FROM PAINs latest album War and release your aggressions. War is a bloody mixture of Thrash and NYC Hardcore with a touch of shrapnel-pierced, mid-paced chugging Death Metal, ala BOLT THROWER and BENEDICTION. Bruising breakdowns and ogerish vocals are the norm on War and have been since the bands inception in 1997, marking the group as one of Europes first Metal Core bands. In this instance, the term Metal Core refers to the original, truest sense, like Victory Records early roster before Emo and Pop Punk invaded the scene and diluted this terms meaning.
The vocals are always tough as are the breakdowns. The riffs roll and churn. Tracks like Relentless and Stop at Nothing feature positive lyrics empowered through mantra-like chanting and crunchy, earth shaking rhythm sections without forgetting to make memorable grooves and melodic passages.
When I first listened to “War”, I marveled at the groups affinity for Death Metal, especially the manic, mid-paced style of Britains BOLT THROWER, BENEDICTION, and NAPALM DEATH. Then Death Metal vocals came into the foray and my jaw dropped. Upon further investigating the album, I noticed these vocals came from none other than genuine Death Metal vocalists who guest appeared on the album. Jan-Chris de Koeijer of Dutch Death dealers, GOREFEST lent his Neanderthal vocals to Bury Me Fighting. Grind legend Barney Greenway of NAPALM DEATH also appeared on the album. One of the albums most up-tempo tracks, Behind Enemy Lines, Greenway trades ferocious vocal lines with BFPs Ché Snelting. Throw in Lou of SICK OF IT ALL, and you have a whos who of extreme music.
Metal Blade has a good thing going with BORN FROM PAIN. The group balances melody, aggression, speed, making for one tasty Crossover/Metal Core album. BFP would fit well on tour with a number of todays popular Metal Core and Hard Core bands like HATEBREED, UNEARTH, AGNOSTIC FRONT, MACHINE HEAD and many other bands known for starting a shit-stomping pit!
note: 8/10
Tracklist
1. Relentless
2. Behind Enemy Lines
3. Stop at Nothing
4. Bury Me Fighting
5. Crusader
6. Grey LIfe
7. The War is on
8. Scorched Earth
9. Eyes of the World
10. Doomsday Clock
11. Iron Will
Total Playing Time: 43:45
Line-up
Ché Snelting – vocals
Rob Franssen – bass
Dominik Stammen – guitar
Karl Fieldhouse – guitar
Roel Klomp – drums
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