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Band
Meliah Rage
Title
Idol Hands
Type
LP/EP
Company
Metal On Metal
YOR
2018
Style
Thrash
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12/18/2018 - Review by: Eric Compton
30-years of solid Boston thrash
Boston act Meliah Rage are still toiling along after 30-years of mid-tier metal stardom. Like other journeymen in Flotsam & Jetsam, Anvil, and Metal Church, it's these thrash acts that still carry the torch for traditional North American metal. 'Idol Hands' is rock solid, weighing in with eight cuts of mid-tempo moshing to please genre fans. Vocalist Paul Souza is still enjoyable with plenty of aggressive bite and Anthony Nichols proves to be one of the most underrated guitarists in metal. I'm filing this as a best of addition for 2018.
Recommended for fans of: Metal Church, Flotsam & Jetsam, Anvil
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
3.5
VOCALS
3.5
PRODUCTION
3
ARTWORK
2.5
LYRICS
3.5


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: MELIAH RAGE
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Barely Human
2004
Screaming Ferret
Eric Compton8/30/2004
-
Idol Hands
2018
Metal On Metal
Eric Compton12/18/2018
3.5
Warrior
2014
Metal On Metal
Greg Watson5/6/2014
4

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: MELIAH RAGE
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE
Anthony NicholsEric Compton11/5/2004


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