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ATOMIC AGGRESSOR “The Occult Forces”
ATOMIC AGGRESSOR “The Occult Forces”
By Dr. Abner Mality
Following in the hallowed tradition of South American death/thrash is where we find Chile’s ATOMIC AGGRESSOR. From the early days of KRISIUN and SEPULTURA to the modern day Renaissance, there have always been bloodthirsty South American bands that keep a heavy foot on the gas while praising the dark forces of the supernatural.
ATOMIC AGGRESSOR is 100% in this classic mode. In fact, if there’s a major problem with “The Occult Forces”, it’s that it is almost TOO classic. The tracks here crash, thrash and bash, but seem awfully familiar and they kind of melt into the general pool of thrashy South American death metal. I do like the raspy, corpse-like vocals…a bit different than the usual brusque shouts. They add an evil dimension to every song.
I find the tracks under 5 minutes work the best, with the one-two punch of “Chalice Of Despair” and “Evil From Beneath” standing out. There’s a lot of old POSSESSED in how they are put together. The plus 5 songs like “Forms From The Occult” and “As I Descend” tend to go just a little too long, although not to the point where they become boring.
If the mighty RIPPER hadn’t released the awesome “Towards Rebirth” this year, I’d say ATOMIC AGGRESSOR might be in the running for top Chilean band. But honestly, just about everything pales in comparison to that album. “The Occult Forces” will get the job done if you’re not too fussy about thrashy death metal, but not much more.
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