Another
fine release from Pantera front man Philip Anselmo. Superjoint
Ritual is yet another so-called side project with members
Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, JoeFazzio of Hank Williams the
3rd, Hank Williams the 3rd himself and friend Kevin Bond.
Use
Once and Destroy is what metal is in desperate need of now.
Not to say that their is any thing really ground breaking
here for the listener but like the old saying goes "If it
aint broken don't fix it". This is a straight forward brutal
onslaught of speed metal riffs covering songs written as far
back as 1989 with power that seems forever timeless. Where
nu-metal bands feed of off each others hip hop laden beats
and image of the week looks, Superjoint Ritual play heavy
metal that would even make satan grin with utter pleasure.
The production is as rough as the songs compiled for this
album which seems to fit like a well worn glove.
If
you are a Pantera fan but the last Down album was just a little
to mellow for your liking, Superjoint Ritual will fill your
devilish need for that power. It's refreshing to know that
their still is someone in the metal realm that hasn't let
money or fame cloud their vision of just making really kick
ass music with no other angel.
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