Bloodsimple - Cruel World
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Artist: BloodsimpleEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2005-03-29
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Straight Hate
- Path to Prevail
- What If I Lost It
- Blood in Blood Out
- Sell Me Out
- Leaving Song
- Running from Nothing
- Cruel World
- Flatlined
- Falling Backwards
- Plunder
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Free Music Review: One Of The Best Metal Albums Of The Year
Hit: 5 Stars
Bloodsimple are an oasis in a heavy music scene full of lifeless clones and senseless noise. I hope I'm not alone in the assessment that metal is in desperate need of something outstanding, something with some heart. Enter Bloodsimple. At the core of the group are former Vision Of Disorder vocalist and guitarist Tim Williams and Mike Kennedy, respectively, so right off the bat, I knew this was gonna be a great project. What I didn't expect is how diverse and unique the music would be. Bloodsimple go a long way to establish a sound all their own, while still managing to satisfy any V.O.D. fan willing to give this a listen. But the best part is, Bloodsimple refuse to be confined in one genre.
"A Cruel World" is Bloodsimple's debut, and a mighty one it is. The band pushes and pulls it's way between styles in all eleven tracks, going to heavy extremes, such as "Blood In, Blood Out," "Path To Prevail" and the crushing opener, and first single, "Straight Hate" (no, not a Sepultura cover). At the same time, however, they manage to show an incredible sense of melody. Songs like "Plunder," "Flatlined," and especially "The Leaving Song" (no, not an A.F.I. cover) show Bloodsimple's advantage over their contemporaries. Their overall sound is a brute combination of both classic and (of course) nu metal, with a bit of grunge, and without a doubt, an abundance of hardcore. Fans of any kind of heavy music will be won over by "A Cruel World."
If I had to find a flaw in all of it, I'd say the fact that it runs too short, at only eleven tracks, the listen just breezes by. But I guess that's ok, as it is always an entertaining listen. Also, the track "Falling Backwards," which is good in it's own right, feels a bit tacked on. This song features Mudvayne frontman Chad Grey, who uncoincidentally signed the group to his own imprint label, and is obviously intended to appeal to Mudvayne fans who may be willing to invest in this album. I like Mudvayne, but I think I would have picked this up regardless of what names are attached with it, or who appears on the album. All that aside, rest assured, "A Cruel World" is a worthy find.
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From the ashes of legendary Strong Island metal-core band Vision of Disorder oozes A Cruel World, the debut album from Bloodsimple, the first signing to Mudvayne singer Chad Gray's Bullygoat imprint. Produced by Garth Richardson and propelled by the explosive voice of Tim Williams, Bloodsimple ranges from soul-searing sensory overload to soul-searching soundscapes, without compromising either. Simply put, Bloodsimple is unlike any hardcore band you have ever heard.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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