Year Released: 2010
Brutalized Records
Review by: Necrotizer
January 4th, 2013
Goretrade, a long standing Colombian powerhouse in brutal death metal blurs the line between deathcore and brutal death metal with this almost controversial release. I have to respect their tenacity, as this album rarely slows down, however, some of the riffs are a little too simple and too catchy for my taste. The vocals sound like poetry, and we're blasted with a dual vocal audio injection. This trendy release is definitely worth a listen, but Goretrade has produced better. They possess the talent and riff-writing abilities to produce such a better full length, and this album won't stop me from listening to their next one. Although when some of the riffs are styled after Lamb of God, you can't but wonder if they are trying to appeal to the pop metal culture of America. On a positive note, some of the songs are straight up brutal death metal with relatively few minor annoyances sneaking in to your cd player when their hybrid genre crosses the line into the forbidden. For long time fans of the legendary Goretrade sound, I would guess this album has about an 80% disappoint rate. Nevertheless, they blast out the seemingly simple riffs and phrasing with classic Colombian prowess. I do have to say its one of the few brutal death metal / deathcore crossover album that I still spin every now and then.
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