Redrum "Power Corrupt$" CD
Posted on Friday, June 8th, 2007 @ 8:46am » permalink
Continuing to impress, the second outing from Evil Legend Records is the "Power Corrupt$" album from Sacramento, CA's Redrum – which was recorded in February of 1989 (shortly before the band called it a day) and first released in an inferior form in 1990, so this is the first time the material has been properly and officially released on CD. Also included are two brief live sets as a bonus – one recorded at the El Dorado Saloon (four songs, 1987) and the other at the Oasis Ballroom (three songs, 1985) – for an hour's worth of old school thrash when all is said and done. For having been recorded in 1989, these guys were doing a great job of blending the more "technical" and dynamic late-80's thrash sound with the sheer intensity of the early- to mid-80's style in terms of applying the fluid midpaced to moderately fast crunch, light complexities, and memorable writing tactics of the former to the bits and pieces of traditionally-based heavy metal riffing and loads of loosely acerbic yet still rock-based solo bursts of the latter – while the vocals tend to fall into the upper-range of the singing spectrum without getting too high-pitched or lacking an aggressive edge that hints at shouting/yelling. It's nothing that blows my mind or anything, but that's not to detract from the quality of the material at all, because the riffs are totally solid and at their best the band cranks out some absolutely raging tracks that can actually get pretty damn catchy. Hell, there's even a little bit of a crossover sort of thing going on from time to time during some of the faster and more hardcore/punk-infused chord progressions. Good stuff. The killer mastering job brings out the punchy basslines exceptionally well and keeps things sounding crisp and cohesive with an unexpectedly forceful crunch – though, in line with the songwriting, the production values actually have a little bit of a pre-1989 vibe as well. Not too clean, not too rough around the edges… just right! The live tracks sound much thinner, but they're perfectly listenable, and the album itself is what truly matters, so… no real issues there. And of course there's some fuckin' awesome cover art adorning the slick 12-page booklet (full-color), which contains liner notes from Laurent Ramadier of the mighty Snakepit magazine, lyrics, tons of old photos and early artwork, etc. This is another extremely admirable release from the Evil Legend camp, so I can't wait to see what comes next!
Redrum "P.T.L."
Redrum "World War III/Aftermath"
If you download stuff like this instead of buying it, I hate you. Stop doing that shit. It's not cheap to release material such as this (especially at this level of quality) and it can be pretty damn hard to find people who give a shit about obscure underground thrash from nearly 20 years ago, so… show your support with a purchase if you're a diehard fan of thrash metal's classic age:
June 8th, 2007 @ 9:43 am
"…the production values actually have a little bit of a pre-1989 vibe as well."
What happened in 1989?
June 8th, 2007 @ 9:52 am
Nothing. But the core of this release was recorded in 1989, and it doesn't necessarily sound like it came from that later-80's thrash era is all I was trying to say. "Not too clean, not too rough around the edges…" Production-wise it doesn't sound like "Kill 'em All", but it also doesn't sound like "Twisted Into Form" or whatever.
June 11th, 2007 @ 11:37 am
great thrash!! and the cover really looks fucking great too!
June 23rd, 2007 @ 3:21 am
I originally released that CD with my own $$'s! Nobody wanted to pay for the recording. I was on a budget and CD's in 1991 were expensive!!! Vonni STOLE the original tapes and my personal sCRAP book. I was the one who got the ball rolling for the re-release of this CD w/Evil Legend. Vonni was the one who wrote most of the material short of the drum parts, so I contacted him about the Re-release, as the norm, he went into insecure contolling asshole mode. There would be NO RE-RELEASE IF THERE WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL RELEASE, and for this I suffer ? Politics of music are great! I never got my performance royality check. I'm still waiting! I have a reward out for the return of my sCRAP book.
Vonni You SUCK THANKS for giving credit where credit is due and stealing from me…F.U. dude!
MVP
June 14th, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
Most of the material short of the drum parts? So you're saying that he wrote all the material? Then what's the gripe? His songs, his band his legacy. You make yourself sound like a bitter asshole dude. Get a grip! Good thrash. Nice riffs, decent vocals, great cover art. Drums are the weakest link! A bit generic. Sorry dude. Snap out of it!
June 22nd, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
Does anyone else here get tired of disgruntled ex-band mates using forums like this for their own personal agenda? You think that's bad, Ed? Did you read the interview with that corn hole in Snake Pit? He really comes across as a wanker. Reward out for a scrapbook? What a petty, petty man! I had the chance to see them a few times, back in the day and you're right. The drums were the weakest link! Good album none the less! Would have been nice to have read some insight as to to music. But I guess he doesn't have any!
July 18th, 2009 @ 12:41 am
Waaa waaa waaa. What a little bitch! I read that piece in Snake Pit. There Mr. Parisi says, in his own words, that Vonni WROTE the drum parts! Now he says he didn't! Hmmn. Got some issues there Mr Parisi? Sounds like you need to retire to the house of Larz and have Mr Groccia and Mr. Mustaine come over and bitch slap the two of you. Nobody cares about your personal issues. We want to know when this damn thing is going to be released on vinyl and and if any further releases are planned for the future. As far as all that public whining about stupid shit…dude you're lucky to have ever even been been in that band. The comment above me is right one the money. The drums are the weakest link and your self admitted, "you didn't even come up with the beats"…man, dude you have issues!
April 21st, 2010 @ 5:29 am
What an idiot. Mike Parisi now works at the Guitar Center in Sacramento. He's still boasting about his glory days with Redrum and lying to people about how he was the driving force behind the band. What a load of shit. So Mike tell us. Who's controling and insecure? You seem to have become the poster boy for insecure controling assholes. Fade away bro and stop casting a black cloud on a perfectly good band that could have probably got some place with out a shit talking,insecure, controling asshole like yourself!
May 23rd, 2010 @ 10:36 pm
You know, I found out about this a short while ago and I wasn't actually going to respond. I was totaly content letting sleeping dogs lie, but just for the record, allow me to present to you reality. 1) I never stole the original tapes. You held on to them and HANDED THEM OVER TO ME of your own free will. You knew that I would eventually do something with them. 2) As far as getting the ball rolling; the label called you because they didn't know how to get a hold of anyone else. We've all gone about our private lives, with only you hanging on for dear life to your glory days! I asked you fir the labels number and you gave it to me! We decided to do business together and that as they say, was that! And by the way! I ended up using the DAT master that Our former manager, Shayne Stacy, had been storing all these years. 3) you pressed 1,000 copies on your own. Did you pay out any royalties? That was your buisness when it shouldn't have been and you somehow thought you were given the right or priviledge to do so. Having written not a single not or lyric in the the entire Redrum catalog! But I let it go. We all let it go! I don't own the record company. If you want and feel you ate entitled to performance royalties, then take it up with them. I am the artist-not my job! It's my intelectual property and I will do with it what I will! Slandering me and calling me an isecure, controling asshole will get you nowhere! 90% of what the band was and is is due to my hard work and sacrafice and it disgusts me that you would go online and talk shit! You need to pull your head out if your ass and stop! 5) Once again, you handed me the stupid scrapbook without incident. Is comprised of all my stuff! That's all my stuff that you squires over the years. That's the reason that every note, every letter, every scrap of papper in there is addressed directly to me! It's all my stuff! You want it? I'll make photo copies. Why do you want my stuff? There's even check stubs of mine and stuff like that in there. Man it kind of creeps me out man! And really? Claiming that you've got an award out for it? 6) what credit do you want? What us thus acusation that I somehow ribbed you of some credit?should I have told the label to include "Mike Parisi took a phone call and gave out a number?" Really? Is that how it is? You called me once, after I had finished remastering the music, to say that you wanted producer credit! You know how shocked I was? He I produced the damn thing, mastered it, helped and guided the the artwork and layout, consulted in the entire process of putting the disc together with the label in Nevada and the artist in Poland and you call me demanding you get producer credit for something I produced! Why? Why do you wanna live a lie lick that? It's not that I have to have the credit. It's that I need the reality. Isn't everyone credited for what they contributed. The disc and the liner notes are accurate! Would it really make you feel good to take the credit for something that someone else did? Really? Is it like that? Now as I said before it was a hard choice for me to come here and respond to your accusations. I was actually prodded to do so! As the guy who wrote the music, most of the lyrics, did all the artwork, logos and flyers, made all the contacts, booked the vast majority if gigs, hauled all the gear, produced all the recordings, took care of the mail and just about every other redundant chore that goes into trying to make a band work , I think I'm owed a little payback. Just a little. I will decide the future of my music on my own thank you. And it would do you some good to keep your mouth shut and stop living a lie. Thank you to the others who understood and posted comments to challenge the untruths above! Thanks.