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Band name: Obituary
Title: Frozen In Time
Genre: Death metal
Release date: July 2005
Record company/label: Roadrunner Records


Introduction

After seven years Obituary is back with a new record. They are not interested to repeat the success of the past, not willing to prove themselves again. That doesn’t mean that the gentlemen were laizy. No, they just wanted some good old school death metal. They started relaxed, but with a strong connection, they went to the studio. They recorded and wrote the record in one month. The songs could come from the past where they made their best songs. Slowly We Rot is not history and ‘Frozen In Time’ shows that they can do more. They are not frozen in their old sound. Don’t expect any suprises, it is more a solit sound.
With this album they still are on the top of the deathmetalscene. A lesson to the upcoming bands: stay truth to yourself and know what your sound is. ‘Once an artist, ever an artist.’ Prace these gods that they share their talent again with us.


Line –up

John Tardy - Vocals
Allen West - Lead Guitar
Trevor Peres - Rhythm Guitar
Frank Watkins - Bass
Donald Tardy - Drums




Song Review

1. Rednack Stomp (3:33)
Simple intro with a low bass, but with real deathmetalriffs. An instrumental song with the same theme, but it never gets borin. It grows faster and faster in a very detailed way.

2. On The Floor (3:11)
An uptempo and direct song. Again the fast and raw riffs. Immidiatly you recognize the typical sound what made this band famous. The voice of John is more powerfull, more straight ahead. The risc with such a technical deathmetal that it becomes emotionless, but they manage to catch the attenion. It makes you curious.

3. Insane (3:26)
The intro is a bit lower and together with the snairdrum it creates the sound like in the old days. The whole record has a basic production and the guitars are as fast as useal. Especially the drumsound is very basic and dry, but it fits them well. It is a catchy song, not strange at all and it feels like home.

4. Blindsided (2:57)
A more detaild song in compare with the other ones. Every instrument has a special mix, a strong balance together with John. He spit the words out, but still he has that technical sound. In general I miss some more emotions like dispear or hate. He is technical perfect, but there is a distance.

5. Back Inside (2:43)
A continuation where the other stopped. Like a river the sound flows up and down. It grows and faith away. Those contrasts make the record more adult and interesting. The fight between the guitars and drums are amazing sometimes. You will like it or hate it, there is nothing in between.

6. Mindset (3:54)
A more midtempo intro and also a bit cold, but live it will be a powerfull song. The voicetechnics are good to hear and the song has the feeling of sweat, smokey wiskeybars: a real underground sound. They there to be basic and to be simple. No special effect, just a strong Obituarysound.

7. Stamp Alone (3:44)
The adreline grows, the guitarlines are full of energy and altough it is an basic sound, they are impressive. It makes you drawn in it. They take you away and show that they are still the masters of this deathmetalscene.

8. Slow Death (3:03)
An other side of them is shown by this song. The quality stays, but there is more melody. That they are not only the makers of fast songs, proves the midtempo drumintro. Dry and directly and without details. The song grows and in the end you feel the real explosion.

9. Denied (3:37)
All the energy will be gone when you hear this song. Straight ahead is the signal with John who screams it out on the top of his longs. There is nothing more to ask. This is perfect and leaves you empty behind.

10.  Lockjaw (4:13)
Calm, melodic and with a perfect chemistry say the metalgods goodbye. The years seems to faith away. Seemless can you add them in the row of Slowly We Rot. The same quality and the same raw sound we used to hear.


Extra's

None, promo version


Cover picture

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Technical Summary

Total playing time:   34:23
Total songs: 10


Conclusion

There is nothing wrong with this record, it is a high quality record and with some ‘straight into your face’ sound. Maybe it is too perfect, because sometimes you miss the emotions and the excitement: due to the fact that the band works on the same tempo and with the same strickt quality. That is not a negative thing, but it’s smooth. I really have that double feeling: it is a great production, good composing work, but I still have the idea that this legend can do something bigger and maybe even better. The real deathmetalfan won’t be disapointed and for those who don’t know this band it will give a good impression for what Obituary was and will be.


Rating

Music 8
Sound 8
Extra’s -
Total   8

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