Frightmare - "Bringing Back the Bloodshed" CD
Imported from CDN Records (Canada)
Horror Infused Death Grinders FRIGHTMARE are back on CD!!!!!
This legendary death/grind album was originally released in the early aughts by the notorious Razorback Recordings. Personally, it was highly influential in my early years as a burgeoning sicko. Loaded with classic horror samples, catchy riffs, screams, gurgles, blasts, and impeccable songwriting!!!
Mandatory for fans of bands like Exhumed, Ghoul, Splatterhouse, Impetigo, Impaled, etc.
From the label: "A Gore-Soaked Classic Reborn: Originally released in 2006, “Bringing Back the Bloodshed” quickly became a cult favourite among fans of horror-themed extreme metal. The album is a relentless fusion of death metal, thrash, grindcore, and punk, all drenched in slasher film nostalgia. Its 12 tracks are loaded with cinematic samples, gruesome storytelling, and a tongue-in-cheek love for B-movie gore."
From the freaks behind Dripping Decay, Blood Freak and many others.
Maniac Neil soaked us with fresh blood, and horror inspired madness!!!!
MIDNIGHT MURDER MANIA IS BACK!!!!!
"It's a genuine shame that this band has probably been overlooked as another horror inspired death metal band, because that is a massive oversight to say the least. While a vast number of DM bands seem fully content to churn out boring, generic trash that does nothing to stand out from a massively overcrowded scene, here we have a group of musicians who combine thier collective influences to take the several mainstays of oldschool death metal, grind, thrash and punk and turn them into something that they really can call thier own.
The riffing is the main attraction point here, and I have to give it to the guitarists, those boys can shred with the best of 'em! They conjure up an addictive style of riffing that combines the sinister tremolo picking of older death metal acts, crunch and melody of thrash and the somewhat happy, major key chord progresssions of punk. This is the formula that the guitar keeps to, changing it up when needed to keep things more than interesting. Every single track has memorable standout points in this regard, be it the 80's synth styled opening of Angela, the nutty sweep picking of Friday The 13th Part 2, the epic melodies of Slayride or the death/thrash assault of the title track. Frightmare know what they're doing, and they do it so damn well you won't be able to stop yourself from grinning madly and banging your puny head. While the guitar will be the instrument that keeps your attention most of the time, the drummer churns out punky thrash rhythyms and blast beats like a pro, and the bassist has some awesome, well implemented breaks throughout. The atmosphere of the music is overall very fun and furious, a refreshing change from the overly serious tone set by many of Frightmares contemporaries.
The vocals, however, will be the thing that'll divide many on this band. He has a great range, and varies from ultra guttural growls to grind-esque screeching. However, I'm almost certain that some people will say that he is lacking in originality. While I think this is true, it's besides the point. What he does, he does it well, and while I would like it to be a bit more intelligible (so that you could understand the awesome lyrics) I guess this is a death metal band, primarily.
One thing I've always been very wary of with some bands is the use of samples. When Moetician used them, for example, they were often too long, dull and added nothing in the way of atmosphere. In fact I'd go as far as to say they sounded very silly. Frightmare uses them, but goddamn are they in a different ballpark to Mortician! They are kept fairly brief, are fun and absolutely add to the songs. Plus the choice of samples and the films they write about is inspired and will please many a slasher horror fan.
Frightmare are so much fun to listen to that this is a strong contender for death metal album of 2006, in my most humble of opinions. I would strongly recommend this album to fans old school American death metal in general, but also to fans of great riffs (that'd be all of us then) and 80's slasher flicks. I sincerely hope the band tours soon or at least release another effort, because this is an excellent, terrifically enjoyable slice of metal. Give it a listen."
- Metal Archives review