Awaken Demons – The Mirror
Italy lately has been starting to make itself a mecca for heavy metal and other underground movements. Arising such monsters as Fleshgod Apocalypse and Idols Are Dead, AWAKEN DEMONS is the next big hype coming out of Italy. Their Trustkill debut, The Mirror, is action packed, and filled with fist pumping anthems from start to finish. Featuring guest vocals from Vincent Bennett (The Acacia Strain) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis), the two add even more ruckus to AWAKEN DEMONS full force drive. In fact, AWAKEN DEMONS sounds very similar to The Acacia Strain and Earth Crisis, while other comparisons can be drawn to Hatebreed and Throwdown.
The Mirror has plenty of standout points. The brutal and stylistic opener “Coming To An End” makes the band’s first impression a good one. The band comes blasting out of the gates with plenty of low end, big breakdowns, and when they step on the gas pedal, off to the races goes AWAKEN DEMONS. Another track with plenty of mean distortion is “Abandon The Darkness”. Repetitive riffing, but effective as it builds up the track. The closing of “Abandon The Darkness” shows the song’s strongest moment with both AWAKEN DEMONS vocalist Luca Zattoni and Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain screaming “I am your worst fucking nightmare!” Moving along, “Real” is another big banger, and bursts out like a fresh and healthy Hatebreed. The vocal authority of Luca [Zattoni] is gigantic, and the band continues to attack the track with dedication. As straight forward as “Real” is, this one is as hard as brass knuckles to the face, for real. Closing on the title track, “The Mirror”, the band gives some outstanding melody, and this one right here is the jam! Possibly a new musical direction, but shows another side of the band.
The Mirror is a great CD for the moshers, and these crazy Italians have a great hardcore attitude in their sound, giving the extra push. Are they Trustkill’s next Throwdown? The band definitely has potential, and I’m excited to see what they come up with next.
Rating: 7.5/10
Label: Trustkill Records
Website: http://www.myspace.com/awakendemons
By Alex Gilbert
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