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Locust ▽ Lunatic Asylum (2017)
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Reviewed: 5/21/2017
German band Sober Truth cannot be put into a certain genre. They call their music "prog groove metal". This, the band's third full-length album, kind of reminds me about Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, with its variety. Prog? Well, it is versatile for sure. Groove? Yes, there are bits that make one move. Metal? Mostly, yes. The album starts with goth and melodic death metal vibes. 'Leave the Locust in the Lunatic asylum' is a very catchy song, a strong, punctual opener. Then, the band begins to introduce their variety, with varied outcome. While the music can be catchy, it also can get drab. Going from goth into death metal, from thrash into heavy metal, and from metalcore into stoner, it can get garbled. It's not that quirky, but more like disorganized. At time it sounds like Sentenced's 'Am...
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