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Tracklist
1. Alien Angel
2. Monster
3. Dregs
4. Wake Pig
5. Bramfatura
6. Trust
7. Dogs Of War
8. Soul To Sell
9. One Way Town
10. Queen
11. Circus Without Clowns
12. Where's Max
13. Amaze Disgrace
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3 are the latest addition to the Metal Blade roster and without another breathe but all in the same one, they give you their debut on the blade 'Wake Pig' which from the first track 'Alien Angel' already throws the progressive metal label in your face, but despite very well played, is it well liked?
Apparentely Coheed and Cambria members rave about this band, but what do they know? And for that matter, what do I know? I might not be the end all but I know what I hear on 3 is potentially something great if it weren't so damn goofy. It's like Pain And Salvation and Dream Theater had this annoying offspring that wouldn't stop its whining. The musicianship, like all progressive metal bands is fantastic, the problem is not so much the vocals but how they are arranged and composed, and the lyrics that are belted out in their ugly forms.
Everytime I get close enough to enjoy this album, it doesn't quite get me, in fact it ends up bothering me, but there are times that are pretty hard to resist being that they can come up with some nicely put dark melodies. The biggest problem is probably the vocals, the rest of the actual song writing is done very well and they use plenty of twists in their songs to keep that progressive nature with all kinds of poly-whadjas and off timing whozawhats-its with the what have yous. So progressive metal fans dive in, but it might become a rash to you as well. (There's something a little off about the album cover too, can you see it?)
Review by: Dave Huffy
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