PRO-PAIN


Shreds of Dignity
12 tracks - playing time: 37:38 min.
Nuclear Blast
Rating: 8.5/10
 
Pro-Pain has always been known for being one of the hardest working units in the `biz`. Over 2.000 gigs, 7 studio records, album sales over 600.000 world-wide and 10 years later, Pro-Pain has reached a level of accomplishment that far surpasses most in the genre. What about this new cd? Again, Gary Meskil and his men (Tom Klimchuck-guitars, Eric Klinger-guitars and Eric Matthews-drums) present an all out assault on the ears via 12 tracks of sheer sonic brutality. This combative seventh studio album, released March 18th, is full of extremely tight rhythm guitars and the typical raw vocals we all know so well from Pro-Pain.

Lyrically, the band still touches on a number of hardcore issues, as they have always done. "No Way Out", "Gone Fishin`" (very fast indeed), "Down For The Cause" or "Justice Must Be Done" (will be killer live on stage!) are just cool tracks. But, in fact they all are. The album was recorded, self produced and engineered in their own Sarasota Florida studio where they continue to make records that sonically rival big budget recordings. This band is the Motörhead from the metalcore scene. There are no real suprises, but it`s good, very honest and fucking heavy!

(Johan)

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