Mentally Defiled
Aptitude
for Elimination
10
Track Album
Violent
Solution Records
Released
14th December 2014
Fast, deadly and vicious!
Mentally Defiled – Athens, Greece
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/MentallyDefiledOfficial
Discography:
The Thrash Brigade - EBM Record Re-release
2011 – debuted May 2009
Genre: Thrash Metal
Biography:
“Mentally Defiled are
a Greek thrash metal band formed in 2001. The band was founded by Alex (Guitars),
George "IronBeast"(Vocals) and George Efstathiou. (Guitars).
Originally started as a cover band but later on created their own music influenced
mostly by old-school metal bands!”
Reanimate to Mosh
The gargling putridity spills over the edges as this track gains
power with chugging effect and sheer brutality! It surges with fast momentum as
you would expect and doesn’t disappoint on any
level guaranteed!
Superb!
Aptitude for Elimination
The title track surges into oblivion taking with it the charred remains
of the audial canal! Feisty fast and with deadly reverence, which in turn will
have you pumping the volume to a dangerous level. The sledgehammer attack is
depraved and extremely volatile.
Fashion Victim
The futile escape for thrash heads is prevalent as the raucous
slurry descends in an all-out brawl of madness! If this track could run, it
would cause a blackening haze within seconds although it does not obscure the
hurried tones of Mentally Defiled in
any way shape or form!
Forced to Obey
The thudding and crashing fury unleashes another atrocious assault
on the ears with deafening effect – maybe I should turn it down a little – but that’s
NOT very metal is it? So I will immerse myself into its torrential rhythms
further!
Thrash to Afterlife
The fiendish and brutal assault is thrown into a devilish turmoil of
battering rhythms and forged beats that simply burn with extreme passion!
Vocally grazing and powerful, it takes no prisoners!
Retro Nerd
Interesting title, this one is infused with emotive vileness and
scathingly perverse sadistic qualities that mesmerise on listening! Again
gathering extremely fast momentum it reaches its climax faster than a screaming
bitch!
The Family
Another crushing blow is felt as this track engages and ravages. It
is all encompassing and simply chokes and pulverises in equal amounts. Up goes
the volume further – I just have to, to soak up the vicious rhythms that send
chills down the backbone.
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“Hard
pushed to pick a favourite among this lot as each track is executed with
precision and excitingly gripping passages that leave you awe-struck at the hypersonic
madness that transpires!”
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Beyond Redemption
Drenched in total hostility, its temptation is quick to draw you in
and melt your face! Running with a contagious bait it rips you a new one and
intensifies its presence but it won’t take you by surprise after listening to
the previous onslaught!
Merchants of Hope
The only track possessing a sampled voice but very fitting for such
a savage band who live up to their name! The satisfaction explodes into a fierce
tirade that never lets up for a second nor would you want it to!
Soldier of the
Underground
This emerges as a speed infused irresistible explosion of sadistic
malice. Its deadly and yet charming as it wraps itself around you and squeezes
the life blood from your veins which in turn gives it more power to annihilate.
Summary:
How on earth does the band keep up the pace on this gruelling ten
track album is anyone’s guess. It
certainly brought me out in a hot sweat as my fingers were flying over the keys
trying to keep up the momentum and failing miserably.
The entire album is just mouth-wateringly superb! How I didn’t get
into thrash at the time I will never know, as I deeply regret that now. But onwards and upwards as they say!
In what seems like just a few minutes the album is over, maybe due
to the express delivery engaged by the band – could be just one reason, but
then it means you can replay it again so all is not lost!
It does generate a glorious rampage that is addictive in every way,
and I bet absolutely brilliant as a live act!
Filled with plenty of ‘fuck you’ attitude and rebelliousness it is a
definite pleaser in so many ways!
Hard pushed to pick a favourite among this lot as each track is
executed with precision and excitingly gripping passages that leave you
awe-struck at the hypersonic madness that transpires.
The nimble fingers of George, George and Alex must have set a new
world record in speed alone, and no wonder their vocalist calls himself
Ironbeast! That goes without saying! His lungs must be made of asbestos!
It is John I feel the most sorry for, setting the violaceous pace
with everything he can muster, it must be how the band decided on their name in
the first place!
Go on grab yourself a bit of Mentally
Defiled and weep!
10½/10
Track List:
Reanimate
to Mosh
Aptitude
for Elimination
Fashion
Victim
Forced
to Obey
Thrash
to Afterlife
Retro
Nerd
The
Family
Beyond
Redemption
Merchants
of Hope
Soldier
of the Underground
Members:
Alex
- Guitars,
IronBeast
- Vocals,
George
- Guitars,
John
- Drums
George
- Bass.
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