Confronto "A Insurreição" CD
[Cospe Fogo/Liberation]
Here's some vicious politically motivated metalcore from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with more metal than hardcore going on. It's right on the fringe of the 90's style of metalcore and the more modern style. It's got that European death metal flare going on with some tremolo picking riffs and a few clean riffs, and then it's got a few Slayer-esque rhythms happening, some pinch harmonics, a nice dose of melody, etc. I like the note-based riffs and chunkier rhythms better than the tremolo picking stuff just because the tremolo picking gets tiresome after awhile, and their power chord riffing is a bit more powerful, but it's still not bad. Take "Nova Era" for instance: There are some slightly odd time signatures employed and the riffing is far more creative and interesting than much of the other material, though they still mix in those more typical elements that balance things out. The vocals are mainly scathing midrange screams with a few higher/lower ventures, but the delivery is totally over the top, so much so that you usually can't even tell what language he's screaming in! I like the vocals a lot, though. Intense. As far as the recording, the biggest problem is that the guitar tone is a little bit choppy and brings out some slight performance flaws that need some tightening up. Other than that, the mix needs more bass, but the bass tone has great definition and seems to be on point. The drums are crisp, but sound decent, I'd just balance out their mix so that the snare and cymbals weren't louder than the kicks and toms. The vocals sound great, I don't really have any complaints there. Smoothing out the guitars and evening out the mix are the key factors. The layout is absolutely excellent. The front cover is vibrantly colored with an intense photograph of riot cops making their way through a fiery street scene in a dilapidated city area, and the inside of the booklet is all black and white with high contrast imagery that has a similar connection to the content of the songs. The booklet is chock full of tons and tons of text, be it lyrics and song explanations, or further information about the band's ideas. Sadly the vast majority of this text is in Portuguese, aside from the English translations of the lyrics, so I can't read it, but I'm quite certain that the content is interesting, and I can understand why they didn't provide English translations for everything. To give you an idea of where they're coming from lyrically, here are a few lines in English: "Your arrogance motivates me to plunder. Bombs, stones, and sickles are the arguments that I present to you as a portrait of our revolt and indignation. I'm with those who see property as something egalitarian to be shared. Strongly opposing your pacifism! Your lies won't fool us!" The only minor issue I have with this stuff overall is that every song sounds pretty much the same. Despite the fact that the songs are short (all less than three minutes), there's not quite enough variety to keep the EP truly interesting. Whenever they hit on an interesting passage they cut it short too quickly instead of fully exploring their options. If they were to add a bit more diversity and energy to the writing they'd be onto something. But this is still a great start, and I do quite enjoy it... as soon as their music becomes as strong as their message they'll be right on target. (7/10)
Running time - 16:21, Tracks: 6
[Notable tracks: Guerra, Queda e Morte, Infanto, Nova Era]
Cospe Fogo Gravações - cospexfogo@uol.com.br

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