A Date with Molotov Coctail
Welcome to the Mexican metal scene! This time I’m going
to introduce a band called Asedio. Yeah, it’s a kind of strange situation:
there is no raw black or pathological goregrind, just pure thrash metal with
some death influences! This cd really surprised me, I didn’t expect such a good
music from totally unknown band for me. I divide “Somos nada” into two parts:
five new songs and five old ones taken from the previous demo. But I treat this
full effort as an entirety despite of some slight difference of sounding.
As I stated earlier Asedio is a band performing thrash
metal (stained with death metal influences concerning Baez’s vocals mainly),
but two first compositions may lead you into error. Namely you can hear music
similar to melodic death/thrash in the vein of At the Gates and their
“Slaughter of the Soul” album. But don’t be afraid, it’s a misleading
impression. Why? Because these Mexican sons of metal also can create excellent
mix of aggression and melody. But Asedio prevails: it sounds not sterile like
Swedes and has a spirit of true underground tunes. These two first songs differ
a bit, but the result is the only one: to benumb and to lacerate. Since the
very beginning you can hear powerful riffs, precipitant rhythm section, varied
Jorge Spanish-sung vocals (mostly alternately sharp screams and growl-like
singing) and refreshing guitar solo. That’s great that the band tries to
diversify their music, practically each song has something to remember, each
song is different, but this is mainly striking thrash metal that takes no
prisoners! Let’s peer on the tracks in detail: the second song “Con todo mi odio”
with energetic opener, regular drums pulse and the next perfect smashing riff
with again two-way Jorge vo-kills. After two minutes the song turns to another
part, riffs change, fine guitar solo appears. Asedio ends this massacre by
returning to the first riffs. What a fastening! If I will be on the band live
show I want to hear just two first songs from “Somos nada”. And by the way,
Asedio means “siege” in English. This is truth. But there are particular
circumstances: you are alone with a pistol and Asedio is an abominable
ballista. As you can see, you have no chance…
In general the Asedio music is based on fine, fresh
guitar work and simply I can call this as ‘refreshing the riffs’. In
corroboration of my words take a look on the third exhalement “Al fondo del abismo”.
A sudden opening, again with mindcrushing riffs, double vocals attack, after
two minutes everything turns to something unexpected: acoustic guitar plays a
calm melody, few seconds later you can hear clean vocals and beautiful solo
guitar. Culminating point is by the third minute. Brutal vocals mixed with
excellent riff, solo guitar and drum cannonade. This track is built like
previous one, the fastening is also here. The fourth song is a… what? Gothic or
deathcore shit? NO!!! It’s a pure thrash tornado, song which reminds me old
Sadus a bit due to very fast structures and perfectly composed bass lines. It
makes a real killer work for live shows. The last one coming from the new stuff
is the title track which has a really worrisome opening with some drops of
water (men, I hope there were no water leak in the studio he, he…), even-tempered
tunes reign with acoustic guitar and changed Jorge vocals. After three minutes
the composition goes back to take a run, even from some doom structures to
proper thrash speed, but not so fast. This metal colossus lasts almost nine
minutes but believe me, it doesn’t bore you.
The first (and the only one) demo of the band is
included here. That’s a great idea, indeed. Production is shop-soiled a bit,
but this stuff has the same level – pure thrash metal. Maybe the compositions
have less diversity, but directness of music dazes and devours you. I would
like to write about one song which ends “Somos nada”, namely “Victimas de la prohibicion”.
It begins with subtle guitar lead (men, I really thank you for it, it reminds
me the opening of my favorite song ever: “Apocalyptic City”!). After one minute
butchery starts to overpower your mind. An excellent fusion of spontaneousness and
musical skills. But there is one thing I do not understand. Why the hell this
song is ended so unexpectedly? For me it is an uncomplete work! After over four
minutes “Victimas…” dies in silence… No! I want more! New riffs, guitar leads,
I don’t know! I want Asedio to finish this great composition. Maybe on the next
album, especially for me???
To end it up I would like to glorify these five young
Mexicans. They know how to play good metal (thrash!) music, they know how to
refresh it. The tunes are perfect for showing them live to the maniacs, it
effervesces, it has enormous energy like an exploiting nuclear bomb. The music
is a really sincere, no ass-licking, no wimps, no lead keyboards. It is very
hard to favour anybody. Each band’s member is an inseparable part of the
entirety called Asedio. And I have one prayer for the band: do not waste your great
talent!
95/100
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(previously written for Encyclopadia Metallum on September, 2010, now modified a bit)
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