{"id":49102,"date":"2015-04-25T07:38:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49102"},"modified":"2015-04-25T07:38:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T12:38:57","slug":"enertia-victim-of-thought-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/enertia-victim-of-thought-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Enertia | Victim of Thought<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Enertia\"For the latest installment in their Bootcamp series, which spotlights overlooked bands with only demo or self-released material, the Divebomb label has set its sights on Enertia, an overlooked American band that emerged in the mid 1990s as the progressive and power metal scenes were taking off.<\/p>\n

Always more thrash-minded than their peers, Enertia\u2019s heavier sound was closer to bands like Iced Earth and Nevermore than the multitude of Dream Theater disciples. There was a technical aspect to their music, and it is undeniably powerful, but there\u2019s a heavy crunch to the guitars and of Scott Featherstone\u2019s rougher, raspier vocals put Enertia on a more aggressive footing. <\/p>\n

Divebomb\u2019s 2015 collection, titled Victim of Thought<\/em>, collects all of Enertia\u2019s \u201890s material in one deluxe two-disc set. The first disc contains the band\u2019s full 1999 album Flashpoint<\/em> as well as two bonus tracks \u2013 \u201cInvisible\u201d and a very well-executed cover of Pantera\u2019s \u201cCowboys From Hell\u201d that originally appeared on the Southern Death<\/em> tribute album. Disc two contains the full 1997 album Momentum<\/em> as well as the band\u2019s 1996 debut EP Law of Three<\/em>. All of the songs have been newly mastered, which makes a big difference.<\/p>\n

Victim of Thought<\/em> also includes a deluxe booklet loaded with lyrics, vintage photos and a new interview with Enertia bassist Joe Paciolla. Like all Bootcamp titles, it is limited to 500 copies and is not available digitally.<\/p>\n

This may be one of those \u201cwrong place, wrong time\u201d cases. Had they emerged a decade earlier they\u2019d have fit perfectly alongside power\/thrash bands like Sanctuary and Vicious Rumors. Had they emerged a decade later they\u2019d have caught the thrash revival wave. Instead, and despite heavy touring and respectable sales for an independent band, Enertia was never able to break through to a wider audience. With this deluxe set though, fans of high quality heavy\/power\/thrash metal can correct that oversight. If you expect your metal to have speed, heaviness and real power, Enertia is a band that\u2019s well worth discovering.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nScott Featherstone (v)
\nRoman Singleton (g)
\nJeff Daley (d)
\nDave Stafford (g)
\nJoe Paciolla (b) (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

Disc 1
\n1.\tVictim of Thought
\n2.\tLeave Me In Peace
\n3.\tGlitch
\n4.\tCrawling
\n5.\tReal
\n6.\tD.O.M.
\n7.\tVoices
\n8.\tWithout End
\n9.\tWhat Hurts Me\u2026
\n10.\tRight To Die
\n11.\tInvisible
\n12.\tCowboys From Hell<\/p>\n

Disc 2
\n1.\tRipped Out
\n2.\tDear God
\n3.\tAnd So You Fall
\n4.\tSix Weeks
\n5.\tWeight of the World
\n6.\tYou Know
\n7.\tSever the Wicked
\n8.\tWalls
\n9.\tThe Mirror
\n10.\tChild Now Lost
\n11.\tI Know Your Demons
\n12.\tSame Old Story
\n13.\tIf I Were You<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

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

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

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