Monday, June 22, 2009

Laniena Mentis - Turn Into a Man (2003)

Decent death metal from the Czech Republic. It's moderately technical and they have some decent riffs. The production is top notch and the playing is solid. Vocals are standard guttural grunts, while the riffs tend to focus more on speed and dexterity than brutality, though this is certainly death metal more than thrash. There really isn't a standout song here, at least in a good way. The last two tracks are dance/industrial songs (are they remixes?) that are out of place and simply horrible. Other than that, the album is full of average songs played with better-than-average aplomb.

This album and all of their demos are available from their website.

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