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Soilent Green will murder your soul

D. Carver | Franklin, Wisconsin United States | 01/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You can't even fully comprehend how much this band freaking rules. I mean every song is absolutely scorching. One minute they're grinding away with these wicked blast beats and then out of nowhere comes a monolithic chunk of ultra slowed down doom riffing. Tommy Buckley's percussion work is flawless, and Ben Falgoust is certainly one of the best vocalists in metal. Listen in amazement as he switches, seemingly effortlessly, from a black metal rasp to a death growl to an unhinged hardcore bellow and back again, all in the same song."

Southern sludge at its finest

A. Stutheit | Denver, CO USA | 03/07/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Soilent Green have been in car wrecks, have had their bassist murdered, and they even suffered through the whole Hurricane Katrina disaster, but they still managed to return and release their seventh effort in 2005. And with "Confrontation," I don't think anyone can deny that Soilent Green are now well deserving of being called sludgecore's frontrunners--they rank right up there next to Eyehategod. Like a mix of Crowbar, Pantera, and Dillinger Escape Plan, this album is skull crushing. It's more relentless than the sun on a hot summer's day, and heavier than a family of elephants. The drums sound like they're played with a sledgehammer, and the vocals are deep, gruff, constipated, and occasionally Phil Anselmo-esque, but the guitars dominate the rhythm section. You barely hear any actual guitar notes or riffs, you just hear a mind numbing wall of "dirty" sounding, intensely downtuned and distorted guitar noise. And, whether opting for rapid-fire rhythms ("Scream Trapped Under Water" has pounding, machine gun drums, and "12 Oz. Prophet" has a jackhammer rhythm), or slowly grinding songs, the whole album is equally as brutal. Highlights include the scorching seventh track, "This Glass House of Broken Words" (which sounds like you're sitting in between two opposing ships firing cannons at each other), the b-b-brutal "Theory of Pride in Tragedy," the circular, buzzsaw guitars and walloping drums on "They Lie to Hide the Truth," and the churning, steam rolling album closer, "Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem." Not many C.D.'s of this genre were released in 2005, but between this album and Crowbar's "Lifesblood for the Downtrodden," "Confrontation" definitely takes the cake for the best sludge/doom metal album of the year."

Soilent Green owns your ears!

king beagley | warsaw, in usa | 06/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Soilent Green kicks rear. whether you're a first-timer listening to them or you have their other albums, be prepared to loan out your ears."