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South Fire

Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire
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Year: 2007
Genre: Southern / stoner / heavy metal
Country: USA

Tracklista:

1. "The Cleansing" - 3:58
2. "Void of Harmony" - 3:58
3. "Words of the Dying Man" - 3:21
4. "The Beggar" - 5:15
5. "None Shall Return" - 3:19
6. "Whiskey War" - 2:46
7. "A Dreamer's Fortune" - 3:47
8. "Valor" - 3:53
9. "Open Fire" - 3:42
10. "Brave the Rain" - 4:08
11. "Greed" - 4:42

Ingredients:
Kyle Thomas - vocals
Erik Larson - Guitar
Ryan Lake - guitar
Mikey Bryant - bass
Bryan Cox - drums

Review by Tomza

Alabama Thunderpussy gone. Disintegrated. Dry. You have to accept it. However, before the U.S. stopped together to give the composition of the furnace, the men released another album, namely "Open Fire", which was released in 2007. The title is adequate, because the last album, Pussy storm in Alabama can not be ignored, and the fire wykrzesanego enough left for a few records of other artists. So everything is known by most reviews will be "lowered". But someone has to ...

But before southerners committed to work in a team has a pretty damn important change. Changes to the job for throat. In place of the thick-pharyngeal John Weilsa, replacing the excellent Johnny Throckmorton appeared someone much better - Kyle Thomas. And I must mention here something very important to important. Guest is my favorite singer in all of the teams he worked with showed a model should look like vocals. Whether it was a brutal, though Exhorder rocking thrash, stoner / doom from the floodgate, emotional stoner rock / metal in Jones's Lounge or heavy metal from the Pitts Vs. Preps (not without meaning is that this man has performed for some time with the legendary Trouble). It is no different and here is what he has done here Thomas is a fucking masterpiece. It is pure and powerful vocals, and a voice from hoarseness, weight unique melody and phrasing, and moreover destroying everything around roar. We should also mention that Kyle surprisingly often falls on the epic hill. But they are not comical or incompetent, as is often heavy in the music happens - these are moments of sharp and powerful. Thomas - what could have been accustomed to for years - used to overlay a lot of vocal tracks. But this is not for effect or the effect of treatment designed to cover up shit voice - singer creates a thoughtful and sensible point of view of compositional harmonies. Workshop and class, understand? It's going on. Yet it is impossible to ignore what you are having a guitar Erik Larson and Ryan Lake - succulent, tasty riffs with a big dose of "feelings." Well it that gentlemen musicians for much of the disc does not play at the same time the same, splitting riffs on the two channels. On one of them you can hear that solo Larson, catch even a virtuoso. The rhythm section of the fragments should not be. I must admit that listening to this music is usually the "Open Fire" not particularly focused on working bass Mike Bryant, but this provides a solid feel, strong and heard (thanks to very clear production) down. You can not remain silent percussion activities performed by Bryan Cox. In total, the boy could shoot straight rhythms, but fortunately it shows real class. Dense passage, a decent job on two feet where needed - all the time is very fast. And not only in terms of rhythm, this happens with all the sounds contained on the last LP Americans. Why did this happen? And now the most important ... The album is marked by a pretty heavy dose of bull / powerowego feelingu. Pretty cool, huh? Southern Metal, Stoner, and combined with the heavy / power (of course this species literally look in vain here, but I feel his spirit everywhere - including the excellent harmonies). Add in her head that it's very clear the merger, and not some retarded, angular and hybrids come to the conclusion that these guys really are able to compose.

I heard it from introducing into the climate of the album "The Cleansing". Severe beatings to the boilers in the number of turns into a fast, energetic and very relaxed. Chorus like a drunken, loose desert mixed with bellicose attitude toward pokrzepeniu hearts in the spirit of long-distance runners with Molly Hatchet. Bad eggs, no? The second roller is rushing forward, intense, stronger, and more sublime than its predecessor, "Void of Harmony". Excellent, fucked up (as in the southern) transition, climate and causing shivers, extended release, then buoyant back into orbit. When Kyle Thomas singing "Born Again, the Phonenix 'risin' from the flame ..." Such is the Resurrection from the ashes is palpable and the music .. Within the pieces all the time something happens, ATP does not belong to the teams who are content to riff on one song. We're going on ... "A Dalija "is even better because of it enters, rather, comes to the outside," Words Of The Dying Man. " Illustrated by the number of pleasant, during parties and music video is a great choice. But is that the number of played the media? Definitely not ... This composition is just to the borders, kick-ass, catchy, rocking (dopiszcie yourself what you want). Rock style piece does not bother uświadczyć pounding between the eyeballs. Everything here forces you to bow. Pokombinowany and extremely airy main riff, the perfect prey vocals, which is the highlight of the track, reflexive dismissal and spirited dialogue voice-guitar: Thomas Vs. Larson.

not worse falls, "The Beggar". This is the most powerful song on the album, but takes a little over 5 minutes, until the ideas on all sides. However, without exaggeration - the musicians made sure that customers do not get sick. It would be really hard to describe everything that is happening here is you need to hear. A piece of the excitement and bursting with energy, if the species of southern / heavy metal would develop in a clear manner, this roller should be the Bible.

In turn, "None Shall Return" is a lot simpler, but very lively composition with a large dose of non pierdolnięcia clips and memorable solos. There were also urozmaicającego and meaningful relief. Once again making itself known atypical for the variety of metal rhythm and dynamics.

shortest song on the album is "Whiskey War". Warm riffs sound associated with some blackmail material on the bar area, both feel that a lot of references to such classic southern play, an interesting contrast to the shrill voice of Thomas.

As you can hear the seventh track, "A Dreamer's Fortune. " I must admit that at first the number is not really hit in my tastes, but what happened later was a different story ... In the end, that I sang it in a state of intoxication somewhat helping the homeless get on the bus means something. What at the beginning it seemed to me wrong, now it is for me great. Well, mostly very emotional melodies in the chorus ... but it all has the character that makes the music for men, not the emo boys. A lot of air, rich vocals and something that could not fail here ... filling the gaps stonerowym burden.

next piece is "Valor" (Odwaga. .. text of heroic sacrifice for the family). "Brave, melodic, causing shivers composition in which it was previously mentioned feel great power metal. In principle, yes, you can describe it ... bathed in idleness stonerowym heavy metal with a very inspiring and powerful vocals interwoven with those ... very captivating. (Say it's phrasing - "Is my baby safe, outside my hand .." not memorable). Larson riffs every now and then diversifies solówkowymi interpolations, which makes even that any second number is a feast for the ears.

is somewhat different title track. Heavy, aggressive even. The initial, almost thrash pounding, turns into a really pitchy, but still dynamic cylinder. Thomas roars like a hungry lion, the riffs continue to take the density, which did not bother to leave room for air in the chorus and impressive, sulphurous collapse in the middle. Tempest go and slow intake of melody in the end make this an intriguing creature.

The "Brave the Rain" is a more subdued number with a lot of common denominators from "A Fortune Dreamers" and "Whiskey War". But the gentlemen here have used more guitar harmonies and variations zagrywkowych. Characterized by a number - do not know if this is the appropriate term - a melancholy atmosphere, having in itself but a lot of positive energy.

album ends with the stupid number, namely, "Greed." Steeped in melody licks intersect with the climate here and growling riffowaniem Thomas, who also did not resign from his emotional way of singing. The number is constructed so as to emphasize its zwalistość, which also facilitates emphasis on more melodic motifs and overall dynamics. Here we have a full range: from playing a very lofty, to those dirty, and power. I think this is the perfect piece for a summary of the sounds contained on the "Open Fire". A wide range of emotions, power, weight, melody, and even "climate." There is everything here and in the right proportions. Once again, Alabama Thunderpussy has proved that as southernowcy the music not only for beer and wspominków for girls (although this is ideal), but this team of people who create quite a deep story, monuments in its class. Does it need motivation the stimulation, or something more reflective - this album has everything.

probably read somewhere that this album is a pile, he changed directions a bit and so on ... But not SUGERUJCIE this, "Open Fire" is the work that you will remember for longer than their esktrementy. But I admit that I had a problem with the assessment, because while I was familiar with making the final ATP (and was the year 2008) do not immediately understand the full beauty of this album. I needed some time ... so my admiration is perhaps only a matter of habit? I doubt it. From the beginning, I knew that sits in the music that much more, but I need to reach out and came. "Open Fire" makes me feel better, dammit.

PS: An interesting issue is the same cover. There is no doubt that it fits the music contained on the disc, but the same picture adorned the album "Lions of Fire" ... Polish bands OPEN FIRE. But who would blame the musicians, in an interview Bryan Cox acknowledged that the proposed Alabama plant picture ... ehhh.

Rating: 9 / 10