Review of Susperia's Cut From Stone

My life turned for the better today. I was looking for a hero. WE NEED SOME HELP. Today I found it....

Susperia are the saviours of TRUE HEAVY METAL.

With the Cut From Stone album, pure heavy metal returns. They are not death metal, they are not thrash metal, they are not power metal, they are PURE HEAVY METAL done properly and correctly. They are angry, fun, technical, creative, well rehearsed, masculine, and badass. I could rant all day about it, but I will just get to the details:

Guitars: In a word: Incredible. They use thick, warm, HEAVY fucking tones. They have written an in depth and dynamic combination of classic metal grooves, high speed thrashing, melodic spiraling two part guitar leads, occasional acoustics, brutal stomping mosh breaks, and even some atmospheric interludes. Top notch, every trick in the book is here. The best part: no modern trends AT ALL.

Drums: It's Tjodalv on drums. Need I say more? He is a complete badass. He does the most elegant fillwork and transitions. His effortless double bass rolls are perfectly done every time. He uses grind and blast beats in a subtle manner to add climactic ends to phrases. I can only imagine by what he has done with this album that there CAN'T be anything more badass to do on drums. This is the best drum performance in heavy metal I can imagine. Brilliant.

Vocals: This vocalist has finally done it. The first album from Susuperia sounded like they didn't know if they wanted to play black metal, thrash, death, or what. It was sort of a mixture of it all, especially the vocals. Honestly, it wasn't that great. However, over the last couple of Susperia albums, this singer has uncovered from within himself something rare and precious: a masculine and brutal singing voice that he can tame into something beautiful. He is now officially my vote for the best new singer in heavy metal. He should be the inspiration for youthful new fans of metal and future vocalists. If the whole world learned from this singer, the modern trends of little bitch sounds would fade away. He holds true to the traditions of the original metal bands, but adds a certain aggression and power that nobody(except maybe Chuck Billy) has today.

Susperia's new album is proof that mallcore and post-hardcore are NOT true heavy metal. If you listen to them in a side by side comparison, Cut From Stone beats EVERYTHING'S ass brutally. This album is the one I have been waiting for: my weapon against the fakeness of the new rise of false metal.

This fucking album is my vote for the best album of 2007. It's better than anything that has come out from any band in years. If you are a fan of heavy metal, BUY THIS ALBUM and then send Susperia an additional 20 dollar tip. You will be doing your part to save heavy metal from being further corrupted by trends and weakness. Consider yourself lucky that the world you live in has such a badass experience as listening to this album within your short and pathetic life.

Score: this album is unscorable, it is priceless and gets far beyond a 10/10, it should only be printed on platinum records and cost more than the average home to get a copy



Written by Fat Jenk