{"id":29332,"date":"2013-04-30T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=29332"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:35:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:35:03","slug":"raped-ape-land-of-broken-promises-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/raped-ape-land-of-broken-promises-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Raped Ape | Land of Broken Promises<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"RapedThe Florida metal scene in the late \u201880s and early \u201890s is best known \u2013 and rightly so \u2013 for death metal bands like Obituary, Death and Cynic, but there were some noteworthy thrash bands operating at the time, one of which was Raped Ape. The band played thrash metal not too far removed from bands like Overkill, Testament and Exodus, but with a noticeably heavier, more aggressive bent. It probably wasn\u2019t possible for a thrash band to operate during the Florida death metal heyday without some of that scene\u2019s energy bleeding into your own sound. Still, there are times when the sheer heaviness of the rhythms or the harsher vocals will have you doing a double take. This definitely isn\u2019t \u201cthrash by numbers\u201d like so many other thrash bands of the time. Raped Ape was about as heavy as thrash gets, and they had an intensity that just bursts off the discs, even all these years later. Raped Ape released just one EP \u2013 1992\u2019s Terminal Reality<\/em> before changing their name to Paingod for a lone Century Media release, but there were some very impressive demos recorded between those two releases.<\/p>\n

Released in time for the 20th anniversary of Terminal Reality<\/em>, Divebomb\u2019s new collection Land of Broken Promises<\/em> collects a hefty amount of vintage Raped Ape material in one very impressive two-disc set. It includes the Terminal Reality<\/em> EP as well as four of the band\u2019s demo releases, dating from before Terminal Reality<\/em> right up to when they became Paingod. This includes 1990\u2019s 6-song Perpetual Aggression<\/em> demo, 1991\u2019s 6-song Lost in Mind demo, 1994\u2019s 4-song The Stuck demo and 1995\u2019s Paingod demo. All of the material has been newly remastered by Jamie King. Additionally, the second disc features seven live video clips and the CD booklet is loaded with vintage photos and flyers, demo tape cover artwork, lyrics and input from members of Cannibal Corpse, Pro-Pain and Solstice.<\/p>\n

A collection like Land of Broken Promise<\/em>s is not for the casual thrash fan. This is for the true disciples of the underground thrash metal scene. If you remember Raped Ape or even Paingod back in the day, Land of Broken Promises<\/em> is a must-have collection. If you missed the band the first time around but are on the lookout for vintage thrash, Land of Broken Promises<\/em> is the perfect introduction to the band.<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMike \u201cPooch\u201d Pucciarelli (g) (v)
\nJC Dwyer (d) (v)
\nJohn Paul Soars (g) (v)
\nTommy Buckley (b) (v)
\nMike Moreno (b, disc 1 tracks 1-6, 13-18)
\nDan \u201cRattlehead\u201d Cleveland (b, disc 1 tracks 7-12)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

Disc 1
\n1.\tLand of Broken Promises
\n2.\tVictim of the Game
\n3.\tVoice of Reason
\n4.\tRemembrance
\n5.\tWho\u2019s In Control
\n6.\tReturn to Nothing
\n7.\tThe Krusher
\n8.\tShrouded in Darkness
\n9.\tKill Thy Neighbor
\n10.\tCircle of Blood
\n11.\tS.T.D. (Socially Transmitted Death)
\n12.\tPieces of Aggravation
\n13.\tHypothermia
\n14.\tLost in Mind
\n15.\tMonkey See, Monkey Do
\n16.\tFeet First
\n17.\tWastoid (Drooling Pigdogs Lineup)
\n18.\tThe Krusher (live)<\/p>\n

Disc 2
\n1.\tStuck
\n2.\tFuture Tense
\n3.\tDrag
\n4.\tMass Population
\n5.\tPaingod\/Sicklife
\n6.\tNot a Moment To Spare
\n7.\tBlind Vision
\n8.\tEasy Way Out
\n9.\tSelf Made Man
\n10.\tOne and the Same<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.rapedape.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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