Album Type : Split
Date Released : 15/3/2013
Label : Season of Mist
War of the Gargantuas, tracklisting
1) Philip H. Anselmo - Conflict (Nerve Meets Bone) 4:19
2) Warbeast - Birth of a Psycho 5:43
3) Philip H. Anselmo - Family, Friends and Associates 3:33
4) Warbeast - It 4:30
Bio
PHILIP H. ANSELMO is a name that needs little introduction to heavy metal fans. Ever industrious, the former PANTERA and SUPERJOINT RITUAL and current DOWN vocalist has a new project with his backing band THE ILLEGALS forming a devastating combination. Paired with new coming riff masters WARBEAST, this 4-song split CD EP is a pummelling dish of American southern metal served by the very best
Review
Phil Anselmo showcases a taster of his upcoming solo
material with this split release with fellow Housecore Records band Warbeast.
The Anselmo tracks on the split come in fast and heavy,
somewhere between Superjoint Ritual, Pantera’s Great Southern Trendkill album and
a more technical edge. This split release sees Anselmo at his most ferocious
and pissed off in years, and features a stellar drum performance to boot.
Conflict (Nerve meets Bone) kicks off the E.P in an extreme fashion, with
Anselmo showcasing his trademark extreme vocals, last heard with Superjoint
ritual. A punishing listen, Conflict set the split up nicely for Warbeast's
first track, Birth of a Psycho.
Having never heard Warbeast before, their style fits nicely
with the Anselmo portion of the split, laying somewhere between technical
thrash, death/black metal with a punk/hardcore edge. The band have the
NOLA sound, see-sawing between
blastbeats and slower, sludgier sections. Fans of Slayer, Eyehategod and
Pantera will find plenty to enjoy here.
Anselmo's second track, is the closest to SR’s melting pot of
NOLA sludge, hardcore, and extreme metal. Perhaps the most exciting and
surprising part of Anselmos work on the E.P is the frantic pace and the ever
changing song-structure. Family, Friends and Associates flies past before
Warbeast end the release with It.
It sees the band exploring a more old school thrash feel,
albeit one that sounds like it’s drowning in a New Orleans swamp. While it would
be easy to overlook Warbeast's side of the split, due to its legendary
companion, they seriously impress with their two tracks and they definitely
prove to be a vital new part of the Thrash metal scene.
An excellent split release that leaves great promise and
anticipation for Anselmo's forthcoming solo album and showcases a great new
talent in thrash metal.
Words : Richard Powley
Check the links for more info on the bands featured. Record is available to buy and DD with be available at the usual places. Thanks Gunnar @ SOM.
