Koldborn: The Uncanny Valley

From Denmark come Koldborn, a band that plays brutal death metal, plain and simple. Making no bones about hiding their influences (Hate Eternal, Zyklon, Amon Amarth, Vader, and Behemoth to name a few) these guys plow ahead with a dozen barrel-chested tracks of brutality, crackling with pummeling guitar riffs, evil vocal growls, and rampaging rhythms. There's no subtlety, not much in the way of melody, and unfortunately not much originality either. A song like "Below a Crushign Earth" sounds eerily like vintage Vader, but the vocals of Lars Bjorn Hansen fall a bit off the mark. Production wise, this is some good sounding stuff, heavy as hell (you'll blast the roof off the house on murderous tracks like "Last Message", "Repression", and "Relativity"), and expertly played. In fact, for most, this will be one of the most punishing and brutal death metal albums of the year. For some though, this writer included, there's just not enough here that's breaking any new ground, which ultimately holds The Uncanny Valley back just a little.

Track Listing

1. 28:06:42:12
2. Lords Of Stupidity
3. The Uncanny Valley
4. A Destiny Predicted
5. Below A Crushing Earth
6. Hope Transformed Horizon
7. Disconnected
8. Last Message
9. Repression
10. Neural Bond
11. 2:18
12. Relativity

Added: April 19th 2007
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
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Related Link: Koldborn Website
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Language: english

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