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Band
Cyst
Title
Concussion Symphony
Type
LP/EP
Company
Hook N Mouth Records
YOR
2003
Style
Thrash
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7/13/2004 - Review by: Greg Watson
Cyst - Concussion Symphony 2003 Hook N Mouth Records Reviewed by Chaoslord

Track Listing
1. Curse the Fates
2. Syst
3. I'll Break You Back
4. Without A Sound
5. Shield the Beating
6. Inhuman
7. Become Wrath
8. The Deterioration of the American Psych
Holy shit this band is fucking sick!!!!!

This quintet just blew me away after listening to it. I cannot believe that I haven't heard of this band before because they are really good. If you like old school thrash and also enjoy listening to grindcore/death metal then this is the band for you.

This quintet has absolutely floored me with their thrash metal riffs and how well they merged these two styles together. Vocalist Dan Ortega can go from a guttural Mortician style rumbling to a high pitched Glen Benton-esque screech. And the guitarwork on this album is just plain kick ass. Guitarists Mike Maxson and Kyle Bennet are obviously fans of old Bay Area thrash like Exodus, Overkill, Anthrax, and Slayer. I mean good god these guys are just revoltingly good with their guitars.

The album whips you through like a bad roller coaster ride at the fair and leaves you bloodied and bruised after it's over and screaming for more. I thought I was gonna get whiplash I was banging my head so hard. I haven't heard a band that has excited me this much in awhile and I look forward to the next album that these guys put out.

Flat out if you like metal go and buy this CD because you will shoot yourself in the face if you don't pick this one up. Or if you don't believe what I'm saying go to www.hooknmouth.com and check them out.

Buy it, but be prepared for the bloodbath you are about to unleash!!!!


--Chaoslord 07.13.04
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