Cruel Hand is a band that I was not very accustom with before checking out this release, I think I may have been familiar with the name of the band, but this was my first time actually listening to the band. The band apparently has released one other full-length before this in 2007 on 6131 Records entitled 'Without A Pulse', I will definitely be checking that out after this album, their first as an artist on the Bridge 9 roster.Cruel Hand has a much more traditional sound than many of the bands that I usually listen to. It's loud and fast, and it swerves away from most of the hot points of the genre right now. It's straight forward, no tricks furious hardcore with riffing that brings me back to some thrash metal of yesteryear.
Overall, the record is solid as hell, with the only drawback being that some tracks tend to get lost on repeated listens as it mostly sounds like a lot of the same, but there are some definite standout tracks that I really get into, 'Life in Shambles', 'No Known Graves' and 'Dead Weight' especially. I think that track sticks out on the album, but it is definitely my favorite for that reason.
My only complaints I guess I would have to bring against this album are as mentioned, some tracks seem to get lost. I don't think the album would've suffered at all if a couple of the 12 tracks on this release were left behind.
However, this is a very solid release and it has me eager to check out their older material and try to see them live. Check it out.
Cruel Hand on MySpace
Bridge 9 Records
Cruel Hand : Bridge 9 Store
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