Tuesday, July 29, 2014
TRACKLIST:
1. Again
2. Become
3. Glass Of Pain
4. Scorn
5. 86
6. SLA
7. Shallow Pulse
8. Free
9. Don't Tell William
10. For You
11. Slave
Artist : XEX
Country : USA
Release : Anything Goes
Year : 2002
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 192
Info:
XEX takes its heavy metal seriously - maybe a little too seriously. XEX isn't even a word, "it's a symbol that is as unique as our music," the Boise trio claims. Whatever the case, "Anything Goes" is an apt title for what amounts to an ambitious alternative-metal therapy session. The CD's apocalyptic, spoken-word intro conjures up laughable images of Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil." But afterward, XEX blends precise, minimalist bass lines and drumming with tortured, armored-saint vocals ("You will bow down before me!) and massively processed, detuned guitar chords, XEX tells a melodramatic lyrical tale (complete with spooky echoes), executes quirky ax gear-shifts (from acoustic to skull-compressing) and sneaks in shreddin' solos. Even when XEX is laughing at itself - check out "Don't Tell William," a fist-waving adaptation of William Tell's famed overture - the group delivers with utter density. "Anything Goes" is dark, deliberate and anvil-heavy, leaving you fatigued, as if you've taken sledgehammer shots to both shoulders. Feel XEX's pain.
