EVILE - Infected Nations CD Review

          ARTIST: Evile     TITLE:  Infected Nations     YEAR: 2009     LABEL:     RATING:     REVIEWED BY: The Corpse    REVIEW: Ah, the U.K.'s answer to the next big thing in thrash metal. This is way better then I thought it would be. I was expecting more of what most 80's thrash metal sounded like. Which was crap except for a certain few (I won't mention any names because it will just get me started on a rant that will go on forever!). I found that a lot of the bands playing thrash back in the day consisted of putting in lame riffs with really bad over the top vocals which sounded like an old woman dying of some real painful disease.I am glad to say that Evile have not followed this trend of bad thrash of yore. Instead they have followed the more high end of thrash consisting of some Sepultura and some early 90's Testament with their nod towards death metal. Here I find that the vocals are in the Chuck Billy range of giving thrash a touch of raw sounding death metal. Again I was expecting bad vox that were high and should have been placed in a power metal band, but Chuck was an influence and in another sense that can hurt Evile just as bad. Being a forefront of the next generation of thrash you'd expect a little more originality. The bass dips in and out showing some gruff intent creating a wall of hardened steel. A good job giving some power to a lesser instrument in the scheme of things. Well done. The drumming wasn't that big of a spotlight in the overall picture here, but they still packed a punch when required to. Solid and tight. The double bass plowed along in the faster of the tracks and when the more mid-paced stuff rang out they kept the song crisp and animalistic. The guitars had a nice head-banging clash going for them. Half the time the rhythm didn't catch my attention, but for the most part it kept the songs flowing nicely. The build-ups reminded me of classic heavy metal as they would introduce songs like 'Nosophoros' with a nostalgic touch of class. Now the solos had the glow of Sepultura to them. Check any of the songs for this. I found the guitars to be the catchiest parts of the album. There is a grand plan for where thrash metal should be headed, but Evile need to show a little less restraint and more of a relaxed freedom to their attack. This does a fine job of making one want to headbang, but the influences show up like a black eye or a really bad relationship! hahaha      TRACKLISTING:    01. Infected Nations02. Now Demolition03. Nosophoros04. Genocide05. Plague To End All Plagues06. Devoid Of Thought07. Time No More08. Metamorphosis09. Hundred Wrathful Dieties    LINKS:     

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