€4.90 album pick @ firebox.fi/store Blessing The Hogs - The Twelve Gauge Solution CD https://youtube/watch?v=ow75wdXxPUU Within the metal community, there are certain bands whose complete disregard for current trends and commercial success has cemented their place in the hearts of fans and critics alike. Names like Neurosis, The Melvins, Brutal Truth and Mike Patton have all been responsible for creating milestones in metals history, and Billy Anderson has been one of the men standing inconspicuosly behind the scenes, producing these artists on some of their most seminal work. After ten years of producing and playing in his own projects, Anderson joined Blessing The Hogs, a band that has drawn influence from all the aforementioned bands and more in their unabashed desire to create sonic devastation. Fans of the bands previous album, The Poisoning, should at least be partially prepared for The Twelve Gauge Solution. The unrelenting pace and heaviness of this album, coupled with its thick sound produce a one-of-a-kind listening experience akin to hearing Mastodons Remission the very first time. Andersons production of his own band definitely ranks among his finest work, as each individual piece of this remarkably dense puzzle is clearly distinguishable from the rest. The discs eleven original tracks blend thrash, grindcore, rock, sludge and stoner metal, and the hardcore gone metal vocal stylings of Billy Anderson and John Sargentini serve as a fitting complement. Rounding out the disc are two seemingly bizarre (but remarkably executed) covers of Quicksands Fazer and the Melvins Hog Leg, both featuring lead vocals by Coalesces Sean Ingram. As welcome as it was to hear Ingrams voice on a new recording, it did surprise me to hear how similar Andersons own vocal style was. Regardless, any band capable of pulling off Quicksand, the Melvins and 45 minutes of mind-blowing metal all in the same album are more than OK in my book. Bottom Line: Simply put, there isnt a moment on The Twelve Gauge Solution when one can doubt the complete sincerity and devotion to the bands artistry. Complex without being overly complicated and brutal without being brainless, Blessing The Hogs have created a work that may someday be regarded as highly as the other landmark albums Anderson himself helped create.
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