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RamJet reviews Crowned by Fire – Prone to Destroy
Crowned by Fire
Prone to Destroy
Digital Media Records
as reviewed by RamJet
Spit on Your Curse – Has so many influences, Black Label Society, Slayer....even a bit of Mercyful Fate. This is a great song all around, great solo in there too.
Sex with a Ghost – The opening chug of the guitar catches your attention and you wait for it to all get with it. Then the squeal happens and it all lets loose on you. Really has a Motorhead feel to it. The solo leads me to believe that Manning spent a LOT of time learning from Zakk during his time being his techie.
Witch in the Window – I felt this song really showcased Liermann's drumming abilities. His double bass skills are up there with some of the best I've ever heard. This song shows how they can hold things back a bit and let a song breathe a bit. Which leads to another great solo. This really shows how tight this group is as a band.
Get Under the Dirt – This should go over great as a new rock anthem. One of those songs where you just wanna raise your fist and scream "GET UNDER THE DIRT".
Black Moon Shine – Sort of cliché to have the rain falling at the beginning of the song. Something that has been done more than a few times. But I did like the clean guitar at the beginning and the singing was very haunting. This for me had a Lamb of God/ Pantera feel to it right from the get go.
Shake the Bag – Another great turnout from Liermann on the drums. And another great riff from Manning on this one as well. The bass is a bit lost for me in the beginning of this song.
I am the Crime – Finally a bit of distorted bass from Breedlove to show me he did have a bit of life on this CD. But turns out to be a bit of a boring song for me at this point of the CD. Just didn't give me the edge or hit in the head like some of the other songs before it.
Tombs of Oblivion – I just love how this song started. When the guitar kicks in ….its like "HELL YES!!". Great build up to a good song.
As Above, So Below – Love the voice overdubs on this one. Great job mixing up to something a bit different. This has great "radio" appeal. Again the band showcases their tightness in some of the riffs in between verses.
Vulture with a Gun - Its got a great march to it.... this should start a great mosh pit. The lyrics are pretty cool to run through the mind …... thinking...damn that would be awesome to see a vulture with a gun. He'd be like a mad man killing all his prey. And Manning then slays everyone with another great solo in this song....which ends in doublebass mayhem.
Prone to Destroy – The title track for this CD pretty much sums up everything you heard before it. This had probably the best lyrics, in my opinion, of all the songs. "I live my life in search of creation, Visualize total annihilation." Brilliant in my book. This to me says. We have created this to destroy that. I think they did a good job in doing just that.
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11/22/11
