Burner is one of the best new bands of 2002. Their debut, “One For The Road” [Arctic Music/Crash, Inc. Records], is a supernova of shining brilliance. Burner has a unique, powerful style–Southern Deathrock Metal with intense, crushing grooves.
Forming from the ashen remains of the killer act Paingod (formerly known as Raped Ape), Burner took a new and different direction. They have created an explosive hybrid of nuances, fusing Southern Hard Rock, Hardcore, and Deathrock Metal into a sonic monstrosity. And it is amazing.
The vocals alternate between a Bluesy, Hard Rock rumble and monstrous growls. The instrumentals implement a similar dynamic–transmuting effortlessly from acoustics, to Heavy Rock, and finally to fierce, Hardcore wrenched Deathrock. Acid Bath would be an obvious, and excellent reference point for the Burner sound…minus the Gothic, Doom, and Grind elements.
The most killer cuts include “Broken,” “Five Pills (And A Bottle Of Whiskey),” the powerful “Color,” “Rollin' Disaster,” and “Ghost Town.” Burner is both sublime and ferocious.
Did I mention how amazing Burner is? Well, it's worth saying again. Burner has released one of the best albums of 2002. So, don't miss it. Stay savage. Farewell.
Related Bands: Acid Bath, Brand New Sin, Corrosion Of Conformity, Entombed, Konkhra, Gorefest, Dominus, Skinlab, Paingod, Raped Ape, etc.
Keep the faith, and the AGGRESSION. Peace.
Bill Vogel III
Email at: StrangeAeons@hatebox.net
Copyright 2003.
Courtesy of Stranger Aeons Magazine.
