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D. M. MATALLIN | Valencia, Spain | 09/08/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this cd because I already had 'Where Angels Fear to Tread' and I think it's one of the best electronic albums I own, and can compete with FLA and Puppy masterpieces.
Then I bought the last release by this band, and I was quite shocked by what I heard.
It's quite different from the album I already had. It's more techno, even though not abandoning at all the industrial sounds and structures (I would compare it to Cevin Key's Download, perhaps)
It seems the album is growing on me every time i listen to it, even though i think 'Where angels...' is much much better.
The songs are all sung, however, the voice is used almost as a companion to music, always submitted to it, not because it's very low, but because it gives the impression they had the music in mind and then they add the vocals to suit the ever changing rhythms and beats.
Some songs are quite danceable ('Palestine', 'All that your soul desires'), others are more ambient ('Like a carcass trodden down').. it is true that they get sometimes a bit repetitive, but in general the beats are changing enough not to get us tired. 'Cherished and Suppressed' is a very long piece, and a bit boring in my opinion. and I hate the voice in this song.
On the rest of the album, the voice sounds agressive but not usually distorted.
My favourite songs are, up to now, 'Like a Carcass trodden down', 'Shining one', or 'Judgment executed'. Others like 'The way of all flesh', 'Palestine' or 'Good for nothing' are also good but stmes a bit repetitiv and boring.
I prefer all Mentallo, especially 'Where angels fear to tread', except for the voice which i like most now. It seems by the number of reviews that this cd has not hit hard... fans were disappointed with the last Mentallo albums, and i can't say anything 'cos I haven't listened to those albums properly, but 'Vengeanse is Mine' deserves a listening, even if it's not wonderful, actually."