On their second major offering Demonic Alliance, Harm blasts quite common modern thrash metal, though with evident flirts with death metal, as at times the album rumbles like a Gojira record. But the main focus is on the rather fast thrash beats and power chord riffs, and these both mixed with a touch of semi-technicality (these aren’t that simple, nor old school, compositions) and a clear and tight production.
The only, though quite crucial, glitch of the album is its predictability throughout the 36 minutes: occasional lead melodies and solos do not count as anything really peculiar. So while I appreciate the tight and fast execution of instruments (which is probably the biggest plus in this album, these guys play damn nicely), there’s not enough interesting variation between the nine tracks of solidly executed metal. This is, however, just my personal opinion, as an album like Demonic Alliance isn’t the kind of music I usually listen to anyways, so it is to be kept in mind that these comments are coming from a person who would always prefer a little more devilish, old school and dirty sound in his thrash metal, something like Gräfenstein, for example.
Demonic Alliance’s aftertaste is decent. I’ve heard worse efforts in modern thrash, but also a slew of more convincing ones. The bonus DVD includes a video for ”Demon” and a bunch of more and less interesting extra footage that only a devoted Harm fan can truly enjoy to follow. Demonic Alliance might not have been made for these ears, but it will reach and please the fans of the style.
The only, though quite crucial, glitch of the album is its predictability throughout the 36 minutes: occasional lead melodies and solos do not count as anything really peculiar. So while I appreciate the tight and fast execution of instruments (which is probably the biggest plus in this album, these guys play damn nicely), there’s not enough interesting variation between the nine tracks of solidly executed metal. This is, however, just my personal opinion, as an album like Demonic Alliance isn’t the kind of music I usually listen to anyways, so it is to be kept in mind that these comments are coming from a person who would always prefer a little more devilish, old school and dirty sound in his thrash metal, something like Gräfenstein, for example.
Demonic Alliance’s aftertaste is decent. I’ve heard worse efforts in modern thrash, but also a slew of more convincing ones. The bonus DVD includes a video for ”Demon” and a bunch of more and less interesting extra footage that only a devoted Harm fan can truly enjoy to follow. Demonic Alliance might not have been made for these ears, but it will reach and please the fans of the style.
2.5 / 5
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