Remember everything good you liked about early In Flames or At the Gates? The speed? The accuracy? The raw, visceral hatred pouring from the singers mouth the like a biblical plague? Now take that, add on ten years of metal evolution and forget that little thing called hardcore even happened and you've got SENATE. I know it seems trite, but SENATE is the real deal… Few bands can actually live up to the big names they're ever so often compared to, but SENATE can seriously hold their own.
Hailing from Quebec/Ontario, these Canadian trashers take no prisoners with their sound. In the Great Northern Scenekill, there is no need for cheesy breakdowns, only pummeling riffs brought on by the bands guitarists, Jay (Siebert) & (Jayson) Hudson. These are serious, old school riffs that will make fans of anyone from Maiden to Immortal think twice before passing up this band. Not to mention the drummer, Patrice (Hamelin), raises the bar a notch every other song. Between blast beats and precision drumming, I can't tell if the drumming gets me going more than the duel guitars. Together the total metal riffage and drums lay down the heart work for the icing on the cake – the vocals. Barrowing from so many influences, Matt (DiFranco), lead vocalist screams like he is atop the highest mountain of hell…you can almost taste the evil in his voice when listening to this album. Just combine the guitar riffs of the legendary Swedes (At the Gates, Carcass, Soilwork), the raw emotion that only could come from North America, and the meticulousness that comes with any legit metal album and you'll know you've found a diamond in the rough.
There is no messing around with this band. And for the first full-length release, this is some serious production quality too. Nothing is spared with SENATE; these are some dead serious Canadians who will soon no doubt join the ranks of their Canadian brethren Threat Signal, Kataklysm and Strapping Young Lad. There's no imitation here, this is original, extremely well produced, thrash death metal that you need to have. I won't lie when I say they might be the next big thing…SENATE is quality hate in a nicely packaged box.
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