Music: Hardcore/Metalcore
Website: http://www.gehtika.com
Country: UK
Duration: 27:38 (7 songs)
Cool Songs: Intro, Black Tie
Here is Gehtika, yet another uninspiring hardcore/metalcore type outfit, complete with strained, forced screams and open chug-chug-chug breakdowns (of which there is no shortage), as standard. Which is fine, if you're into that, but for the rest of us who prefer our metal with beards and balls, it's starting to get a little monotonous.
For fans of Pantera claims the press release. Dimebag would be positively spinning in his grave if he knew he was being compared to this lot. Sure, the guitarists Scott Allen and Jonty Bott are good at what they do; there's well-crafted and pleasant melodic parts as well as a bit of shredding, but it's practically sacrilegious to suggest that this watered-down attempt at metal is in any way comparable to the mighty Pantera.
After a mellow, instrumental introductory track, Gehtika kick off This New World with something heavier. Gods of Death begins promisingly enough, and it ticks all the boxes at first. Pounding double bass drumwork? Check. Roaring, crunchy guitars? Check. If it wasn't for the overuse of the already worn-out cliché of combining heavy verses with melodic choruses, it would be much more tolerable. And if vocalist Scott Allen knew that proper growling should be a powerful roar coming from deep in the belly, he might sound less like a strangled dinosaur and more like something listenable. As such, this makes the aforementioned clichéd choruses quite amiable in comparison. Condemned to Fail, on the other hand, lets the listener indulge in almost a full two minutes of tasty guitar riffery culminating in some fine soloing, which is what metal is supposed to be about. It's a shame that it's the penultimate track, because it's at about this point that This New World seems to be looking up.
The opening and closing tracks are this album's strong points. Perhaps because they're purely instrumental, and Gehtika can really exhibit their skills as musicians without being undermined by a raspy, grating singer. They're on the right tracks; give the vocalist some growling lessons and they'd be well on their way to becoming an above-average metalcore band.
note: 3/10
Tracklist
Intro
Gods of Death
The Defect
Dead In…
In The Face of Weakness
Condemned to Fail
Black Tie
Line-up
Scott Allen – Guitar, vocals
Jonty Bott – Guitar, vocals
Chris Marshall – Bass, vocals
Dean Hemming – Drums
Related Posts
WOLFPATH „Wolfpath”
EXHORDER „Defectum Omnium”
UKĆ „Coming Out”
HER ANXIETY „No Land In Sight”
REBEL SOULS „Dawn of Depravity”
CICONIA „Animal Chapters”
SIEGE OF POWER „This Is Tomorrow”
LUMSK „Fremmede Toner”
LITOST „Pathos”
DIRTY VELVET “Far Beyond The Moon”
ZØRORMR „The Monolith”
THE GROUND SHAKER “Rogue Asylum”
BLACK HAWK „Soulkeeper”
OÏKOUMEN „Dystopia”
SLEGEST „Avstand”
ÓSSERP „Els Nous Cants De La Sibil-la”
KATATONIA „Sky Void Of Stars”
REVOCATION „Netherheaven”
ICESTORM „The Northern Crusades”
EXODUS „Persona Non Grata”
ORIGIN OF INFINITY „After The Slumber”
ORIGIN OF INFINITY „Ocvltism”
GLOBUS “Cinematica”
HEIDEN „Andzjel”
EXESSUS „Asynapse”
LORD SONNY THE UNIFIER “America’s Newest Hitmaker”
MAGICAL HEART „Heartsonic”
SPOILER NYC “Banned in 38 States”
SON CESANO “Emerge”
DEVILSBRIDGE „Sense Of”
RED ELM „Arena”
FLYING CIRCUS „Seasons 1997″ / “Seasons 25”
NIGHT ATTACK „The Initiation”
FOGOS „Corpses And Ashes”
WINTER „Fire Rider”
