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CRADLE TO GRAVE - CRADLE TO GRAVE
POWERPLAY RECORDS / YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS
METAL TO INFINITY
Nothing but great words about the Canadian Metal scene through the years with bands like Annihilator, Razor and Infernal Majesty (just to name a few) but can i please have your attention for a new upcoming raging Metal band from the western part of Canada!
Real pleasure for me to introduce you all to a band from the city of Vancouver, named Cradle To Grave. This Canadian 4 piece outfit emerges of two other groups named Aggression and Bottom Feeder but actually CTG took form early 2002. Greg Cavanagh (lead / backing vocals), Dennis Barthe (lead and rhythm guitars) and Eric Green (bass) met each other after an ad placed by Dennis. One led to another and you know how the story continues. One missing pawn to go further as a full unity was a decent drummer, later on founded by a guy named Matt Flower. Line up completed and ready to go, full force ahead with no looking back!
After the release of a 2003 promo CD "Hibernation", they're back real furious with a new 13 song album. If you the aggressive way of Metal, both old school and nowadays minded, Cradle To Grave is the band you're looking for. They're able to behold a perfect balance between 80s Thrash / Hard Core Metal and the nowadays (modern) way of extreme heavy stuff. I can hear some influences of Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, older Crumsuckers and Nailbomb.
The guitars are so damn heavy, your speakers are ready to explode after a while but also very typical and special are the using of the vocals. This guy definitely screams his heart out no matter what it takes, full aggression is coming to you. The breaks / the riffs / the solo's are there, the production is very well, even the artwork look awesome so i think we have to deal with a furious Metal band who deserves a lot of support and exposure from all those maniacs in for a dose of a heavy and aggressive form of music. Band contact: www.cradle-to-grave.net or www.powerplayrecords.com MY POINTS: 86 / 100