Label : Battered Vinyl Records
Review by Tony Cannella
According to Wikipedia, Mound Road Engine was a Chrysler Corporation Automobile engine factory in Detroit, Michigan. Now it can also refer to a positively lethal power thrash metal outfit from Detroit. The debut 4-song, self-titled EP from Mound Road Engine features about 15-minutes of powerhouse metal, filled with dense riffs and plenty of attitude. The energetic, fast paced opener “The Break Up” kicks things off in a big way. The vocals of Cole are simply huge and dripping with venom on every line that she sings. Kicking off with a drum intro by James, “Digga v2” is next and offers a little melody to the proceedings as the song gradually speeds up and turns into a straight-up thrash fest, helped out by some great Pantera-like guitar riffs. “Ode” is next and is an angry, riff-tastic metal song with a power groove vibe to it. The final song “Servitude” begins with a Black Sabbath style guitar riff. This is pretty interesting song; it still maintains the heaviness, but features a pretty out of the ordinary chorus. Whether you like this song or not you have to give the band credit for trying something a little bit different, but I really don’t think this holds up to the rest of the material contained within. Mound Road Engine’s debut EP is like a shot of adrenalin to the heart. It will be interesting to see what they can come up with on a full-length, hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to find out.
Rating – 83/100
Tracklist
- Noordzee (As Autumn Falls)
- Freya
- Everfall (The Holy >Gardiner of Souls)
- Web Van Wording
- Het Heilige Woud
- New Dawn, New Day
- Remedy
- My Angel
- Walking over Waters of the Ocean
- In Despair pt.2
- Morgenland
- The Holy Bond
- Frøya’s Theme
- Unchained Someday
- For Love
Line Up
- Luca Liotti – Vocals, Guitar, Synth, Programming, Samples
- Alexander Krull – Vocals, Keyboards, Programming
- Thorsten Bauer – Guitars
- Mathias Röderer – Guitars
- Tuomas Yli-Kovero – Keyboards
- Alla Fedynitch – Bass
- Seven Antonopolous – Drums
Links
MySpace * ReverbNation * BandCamp * Facebook * Google Plus * Twitter * Site