Headhunter - Parasite of Society
Posted on June 12, 2008 at 8:00 am by admin
First off, I have to say that vocalist/bass player Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer (also in Destruction) has managed to get his hands on the coolest bell bottoms I’ve ever seen in my life. If he can tell me where to get some, well those who know me personally know I’d wear ‘em all the time.
For those unfamiliar with Headhunter, the band reformed recently to make what seems to be the most perfect amalgamation between power metal and thrash. Schmier’s vocals a little less gritty than they are in Destruction,l and he spends just a little extra time singing in a purely clean voice, sometimes backed up with a gang of shouts. The music itself also shows a perfect combo of thrash and power metal. The thrash is of the Germanic style will rolling bass drums, pedal tone attacks, and just a hint of grittiness. The power metal comes through with soaring harmonies, the same kind that you can hear influenced melodic death metal bands.
While it sounds like great fun, there’s 2 things that hold “Parasite of Society” back just a little bit. There’s lots of power metal and thrash mixtures already, as well the playing and production are so pristine and spot on that the whole effort seems a little emotionally detached.
Released June 10th, 2008
Headhunter at MySpace
AFM Records at MySpace
Buy this album at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca
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