GHUSA
25
Years of Death Metal
2CD
17
Track CD
Great
Dane Records
Released
15th March 2015
GHUSA
– France
Links:
https://greatdanerecords.bandcamp.com/album/25-years-of-death-metal-4
CD1 Engineered, Mixed & Mastered
by JIPOUILLE DE ST LOUP
CD2 Engineered, Mixed by ANDREW
GUILLOTIN & Mastering by:
JIPOUILLE DE ST LOUP
Cover Art by STRYCHNEEN STUDIO
Produced by L .CHUCK D
Genre: Death Metal
Biography:
“France is at it again ‘turfing’ out premium death metal bands and
Great Dane Records are just as busy signing them up. Still I have to say that
there aren’t many bands that GDR have signed up that are NOT worth their weight
in gold and all are supreme contenders to win awards at very least!
The Mysterious GhUSA
GhUSa however,
are very secretive about their names appearing on the album covers. They have been around since 1991/92 and
their old school death metal can be likened to that of dark and heavy Swedish
style!”
CD 1 Come Sweet Death
Casket Garden (DISMEMBER
cover)
Scathingly raw and brutal with sheer ravines of metal embedded in
every note!
No God for the Living
Violates the senses on all levels with a heaving mass of debauched
metal that strikes fear into the hearts of all who are brave enough to listen!
The blistering madness is showcased by some superb fretwork and deep scarring
vocals.
Blessed Be (ENTOMBED
cover)
Let the carnivals carnivores embrace the soul! Launching into a
predictable melee of ravaging abrasions and grizzly vocal rampage – this will
warm the blood somewhat!
Genocide
The sharpness of the frets gives this track a clear edge. It holds
quite a sullen sludgy feel to it, although it picks up pace to one of sheer
mesmeric proportions and gallops to a scorching conclusion.
Soulless (GRAVE cover)
Although another cover, nobody can take away from the gory
magnificence witnessed when listening to this compelling track. Toxic from
start to finish.
CD 2 Letter to my Sons
The Nail
The glorious thumps of madness continues on the second CD and rips
into a lingering, blazing of raw passion. Uncompromising and driven with a
powerful energy.
I’m not the only one
Another raucous, blasting and engaging track that slows briefly to
show off solid bass hooks and pulverising guitar. The grizzly vocal onslaught
adds a deep resonance and brings the track together superbly.
Letter to my Son (s)
A twisting and winding track that bruises with a sonic addiction of
deliberate notes that are unpredictable. The deep howling growls lick the ears
and add a fearsome vibe to the overall track.
Violation Domain
(BENEDICTION cover)
The harshness of this track is swift and unbridled. Its thunderous
rhythms are intense and forthright, bringing satisfaction to the listener as
they are encompassed in the fracas.
Nechama (Jon's Song)
Driven by a beast the energy is untamed and wild just as the vocals
take on a sour, scathing and putrid lure. The music is all out damming and raw,
asserting an evil and dark presence.
Punctual Choice
Quite an unusual track with soft stringed accompaniment and soft
deeper vocals. However, it still offers
challenges despite being slower in pace it gathers momentum and forges ahead
with its brutal regime.
The Colour
The bluntness of the track is released through deep and powerful
rhythms that ignite into a frenzy and unhampered by a grazing vocal that
engages vivaciously and of course ravenously!
The Wind
Imposing and harsh with no let up from its vice like grip – it is
rhythmic and addictive in a somewhat cold manner! It holds plenty of toxic
fascination as the music plows on.
Silence
No silence can be found anywhere on this track – in case you were
wondering. It is just as deep, dark and
foreboding as the rest of the tracks on the CD. It almost licks its lips to
devour the senses in an all-out brawl of infectious persistence.
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“It is one devil of an album for sure. The blackness swamps and chokes with great
ingenuity. The madness is prevalent and
protrudes devilishly as each string hammers out its gritty and potent
offerings!”
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Ru486 (E.P 2002)
Another brazing and solid track that eats you from the inside out in
one of the most stupendous tracks heard so far. The vocals are so deep they
leave scars! This track intimidates and shows no sign of slowing down!
The Warrior (E.P 2002)
This track expels harsh throaty lures and strings that sound like
they have come from Satan himself, and they may have done! The evil protrudes
from every note. Guaranteed to inflame the audial!
Promo Tape 1994
This track holds chilling keyboard and somber strings that together
make the hairs on your head stand bolt upright! The bass is chunky as the
vocals are snarling. Great to end on.
Summary:
From start to finish this two CD offering will captivate and
enthral. For me personally those deep hearty vocal growls really heat the
blood. The bass works overtime along with the guitar and the drums offer some
great creativity.
It is one devil of an album for sure. The blackness swamps and chokes with great
ingenuity. The madness is prevalent and
protrudes devilishly as each string hammers out its gritty and potent
offerings.
The pumping heartbeat at the end of CD 2 is not an exaggeration as
this is how your heart will feel at the end. The blood will course around your
veins as the music takes you over. The
deep cavernous rhythms are driven with feistiness and tough groove.
25 Years of death metal is simply not enough – here’s to the next
25!!
10/10
Track List:
CD 1
Casket Garden (DISMEMBER cover)
No God for the Living
Blessed Be (ENTOMBED cover)
Genocide
Soulless (GRAVE cover)
CD 2
The Nail
I’ m not the only one
Letter to my Son ' (s)
Violation Domain (BENEDICTION cover)
Nechama (Jon's Song)
Punctual Choice
The Colour
The Wind
Silence
Ru486 (E.P 2002)
The Warrior (E.P 2002)
Promo Tape 1994
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