Reviewing music for a website like Sea of Tranquility isn’t always as glamorous as it might seem. Take, for example, when we receive a CD such as Between War and Terror by Switzerland’s Constraint. With no band information provided, a website written in German and a weak Facebook page, we don’t have a lot to go on in the way of background details to provide an informative review. (Note: These guys are not to be confused with the German hardcore band of the same name formed in the Nineties.)
That said, Constraint is a riff-heavy thrash-metal band with English lyrics that are either growled or shouted by a dude named Stefan. And the songs on Between War and Terror sound almost exactly as you would expect them to, given the album’s title. A twin-guitar attack from Cyrill and Adrian give Constraint an extra-chunky sound that’s backed by Marcel’s tight bass and Florian's violent drumming. I can hear elements of Metallica, Megadeth and a bunch of generic thrash bands that have come and gone over the past four decades. That might be all you need to know, after all.
Track Listing:
1. War Hymn
2. Signs
3. Rest in Pain
4. About War
5. Constraint
6. Lobotomie
7. Help Me
8. 1000 Years
9. Terrorist
10. Marching at the Front
11. Hail of Bullets
12. The End
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