{"id":42722,"date":"2014-07-16T07:02:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T12:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=42722"},"modified":"2014-07-16T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T12:12:10","slug":"corruption-devils-share-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/corruption-devils-share-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Corruption | Devil\u2019s Share<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"CorruptionCorruption are no newbies to the Polish metal scene \u2013 founded in 1991, they\u2019ve come a long way from their doom\/death metal beginnings to their current stoner metal incarnation. Now, four years after the well-received Bourbon River Bank<\/em>, they return with what\u2019s the seventh album in their catalog \u2013 Devil\u2019s Share<\/em>. And if to cut a corner and judge the book (or the album, to be precise) by the cover first \u2013 things should get rough and rowdy down there. Do they\u2026?<\/p>\n

Although the Americana-infused banjo intro to \u201cHang\u2019N\u2019Over\u201d may mislead you a bit, don\u2019t worry \u2013 it\u2019s not that someone swapped your Corruption album copy with Dolly Parton\u2019s most recent endeavor (with all due respect to the blonde-haired country legend). Seconds into the first track, you\u2019ll find it to be a fast-paced stoner metal piece (not deprived of melody, though). Further on, it gets even heavier with much distorted, muscular riffs and aggressive vocals of \u201cThis Is The Day\u201d and \u201cStory Of Things That Should Not Be.\u201d In \u201cTraveller Blues,\u201d things gravitate a bit more towards blues indeed, with harmonica put against the background of ominous doom-infused guitar riffs and growling bass \u2013 but it\u2019s certain this darkling mid-tempo is no bluesy schmaltz for the broken hearted. <\/p>\n

Next are gritty, feisty \u201cGrime Whorehouse\u201d and \u201cInspire,\u201d a dose of bone-crushing licks over gut-wrenching vocals; both separated by an acoustic two-minute interlude \u201cTrespasstellers,\u201d again a wink and a nod to the traditional Americana style. \u201cRegression\u201d is no softer than the rest of the album, yet slower than its majority \u2013 its lumbering, heavy aura is somewhat Sabbath-esque (not a surprise, considering the huge influence of the trademark Black Sabbath sound exerted over the stoner metal scene). <\/p>\n

\u201cBorn To Be Zakk Wylde\u201d is the moment the toughest metalhead simply has to (at least) crack a smile \u2013 it\u2019s a Steppenwolf classic on steroids that halfway through morphs into Dio\u2019s \u201cHoly Diver,\u201d sounding as if the eponymous Black Label Society frontman and his style of playing had a finger in this pie, too. This surprising but fantastic take on rock\/metal staples that\u2019s been covered ad nauseam (by different artists and to different effects) has a certain tongue-in-cheek vibe to it\u2026 but objectively, it still sounds much better than many similar cover versions. Let there be more musical jokes like this! Next to last is stoner metal gallop \u201cBetty Pyro\u201d, it\u2019s follow-up being guitar-laden \u201cMoment Of Truth\u201d driven by an interesting, slightly psychedelic riff. A goodie to finish a good album with. <\/p>\n

Devil\u2019s Share is rough, gritty, straight-in-your-face stoner rock\/metal album with slight touches of psychedelic and blatant references to Americana music (the naked chick on the album cover wears her star-embellished cowboy boots in the middle of the desert not without a reason!). This Polish quartet surely knows what metal is all about, and \u2013 experienced enough to go off the beaten track at times, as in harmonica-laden \u201cTraveller Blues\u201d \u2013 they rock hard throughout the subsequent 11 tracks of the album. If you\u2019re into this kind of thing, you\u2019ll love this piece of testosterone-fuelled stoner metal. Recommended.<\/p>\n

Genre: Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nPiotr Anio\u0142 W\u0105cisz – bass, backing vocals
\nDaniel Dani Lechma\u0144ski – guitar, vocals
\nBartek Grabarz Gamracy – drums
\nPiotr Rutko\u015b Rutkowski – guitar, vocals<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1. Hang\u2019n\u2019Over
\n2. This is The Day
\n3. Story of Things That Should Not Be
\n4. Traveller Blues
\n5. Grime Whorehouse
\n6. Trespasstellers (acoustic)
\n7. Inspire
\n8. Regression
\n9. Born to be Zakk Wylde
\n10. Betty Pyro
\n11. Moment Of Truth<\/p>\n

Label: Metal Mind Productions<\/p>\n

Website: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialCorruption<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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