Earth Crisis - Breed The Killers

I think Earth Crisis's music on Breed the Killers is of another era: when metalcore and Victory weren’t in regrettable states, populated by a bunch of sissies with fashionable haircuts grunting through their tight jeans over a wankery take on melodic death metal. This is a re-release of an album that was originally released on Roadrunner in 1998 and was to be first and only album Earth Crisis released on that label. The re-united Earth Crisis will have a new album out in 2009, so somebody apparently thought it was time for a re-release. You can hear the classic tracks as End Begins, Ecocide,etc and the re-release has been added two live tracks of decent quality. The music is in a middle ground between hardcore and metal, between Sick of it All and Pantera. There is a slight stagnation as the album goes; the pace, riffs and ideas get slightly repetitive. The quality doesn’t really drop -- just the level of interest in them. It’s an unrelenting pounding with few thoughts of variation or melody, but if you dig deep heavy grooves and a bit of tofu whilst punching a whaler in the face, this is certainly for you.