A
good classic metal CD will occupy your CD player for years
and years to come. Dragpipe's southern style nu metal debut
on Interscope will occupy your CD player for about 20 minutes.
Dragpipe
is notably southern influenced; with a bit of Corrosion of
Conformity's style of lyrical assault as well as Union Underground
simplicity mixing its way into the blend. The hard-driving,
adrenaline-inducing pace of the music never lets up, but also
never ceases to change, leaving a somewhat boring experience
after awhile. It seems that the band tried to stretch a few
riffs into a full album's worth of material. Singer Jai Diablo
does a decent job extending the reach of the band's music
through a powerful, rough lyrical performance. Songs like
"Diablo Handshake" show the potential of the band when they
are at their best as shown on this album.
Avid
nu metal fans looking for anything to satisfy their musical
craving will be amused by Dragpipe for a little while, and
then will quickly forget it. There isn't anything very original
that gives any identity to the band whatsoever. Everything
is very simplistic, and seems to be a mixture of other bands'
music. The same song seems to be playing the entire time you
listen to the CD. For their next release, much work is needed
on broadening the guitar range and complexity of the music.
Doing so could provide a very enjoyable album, but for now
Dragpipe is a low- end product of nu metal culture, and not
much more.
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