PRO-PAIN — The Final Revolution (review)

PRO-PAIN — The Final Revolution album cover Album · 2013 · Groove Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Time Signature
One shot, one kill...

Genre: hardcore / groove / crossover

A force to be reckoned with, Pro-Pain are still going strong, and "The Final Revolution" is yet another lesson in the power of their brand of hardcore-based groovy crossover metal. Not much innovation has taken place in their style over the last couple of albums, but, if it works, it works, and - guess what - it works.

The opening track 'Deathwish' is fiercely metallic, featuring both palm-muted tremolo picking and crushingly heavy and groovy passages, while 'One Shot' One Kill' features riffage and grooves akin to, and superior to, nu metal. 'Southbound' neatly combines the directions of the two previous albums, and the tone for the album is set. Add thrash metal rage - as in the title track, 'All Systems Fail' , to the mix. The final ingredient is naturally hardcore punk, which is dominant in tracks like 'Problem-Reaction-Solution', 'Mass Extinction' and 'Under the Gun'.

And there you have it, a potent onslaught of thrashy aggression, hardcore energy, and crushing grooves. This is what Pro-Pain do best, and, on this album, they stick to their guns, resulting in an incredibly empowering and mosh-inspiring slab of an album. Fans of the band are definitely bond to enjoy it.

In terms of songwriting, Pro-Pain's effort is solid, but not really innovative - and it really doesn't have to be. The performance is rock solid with every crushing groove being precisely delivered. Unlike many other releases within the same genre "The Final Revolution" features some pretty impressive guitar solos, which is definitely an aspect of this album that I really appreciate. The production is brutal and well-defined with the bass being nicely audible.

"The Final Revolution" is Pro-Pain doing what the do best: grooving, thrashing, hardcoring, and crossing over. Fans of groovy hardcore, heavy thrash, and crossover should definitely check it out.
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