KNUT - Bastardiser
Recorded in 1997, came out Winter 2000, formed in 1994, from Geneva. 9 songs, major band, famous enough to play on the same stages as Voivod and Neurosis. This 4 piece band on Hydrahead Records is extremely heavy and talented, instead of plodding over the same riff time and time again, they mix up the order to make an enjoyable Thrash metal CD
Philippe's guitars, Roderic's drums, and Thierry's bass work perfectly with Didier's vocals. But by far the best part of the CD are the guitars, successfully meshing "Rust In Peace" - era Megadeth-ic riffs with the Coal Chamber style of riffs that are so popular today. Bands like Linkin Park, Disturbed, and Drowning Post have taken a great deal of the style that has made them famous from this band. Again, a much needed addition to this CD would have to be a lyrics sheet, as the screamed out vocals are entirely impossible to decipher. Apparently these guys are so popular that they have a trivial pursuit question about them in the Swedish version of the game.
The continued success of this band could possibly bring Knut to the American shores, where they would be of such station to play with Sacred Reich, Six Feet Under, and . . .
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