In 2008, the music world experienced a miracle. The long time feud between brothers Max and Igor Cavalera had come to an end. In fact they weren’t just talking, they had formed a new band Cavalera Conspiracy and released debut Inflikted on an unsuspecting audience.
It was everything I hoped it would be. One of my favourite records in recent years, Inflikted has had regular playtime on my iPod, so it’s with great anticipation I approached new album Blunt Force Trauma.
The album’s a hell of a lot faster than Inflikted was – even evoking memories of early Sepultura. It is like if the first record was the boys getting together and churning out ideas, this is the more evolved form of those ideas, and in some cases honed to near perfection. Continue reading
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This is a difficult review to write. How can a band sound so downright awful on stage, yet leave me giddy as a child due to sheer entertainment value?
I didn’t like R.E.M. They were the band that likes shiny happy people, weren’t they? Then I discovered my mate Tony – whose music tastes I rated extremely highly – was a huge fan. But it didn’t make me listen to them, not really. Tony used to play their albums to me and I wanted to not like them, some of the tracks were good, but I didn’t love them.
