Band: Soul Destruction Album: There's No Profit In Truth Label: Independent Rating: 7/10 Website: http://www.souldestruction.co.uk BUY NOW!

In my view, industrial metal has always been a somewhat dark horse in the greater picture of the metal genre. Along with gothic it seems to have earnt a reputation for being a scene dominated by the failings of 'true' metal bands. The majority of the self-proclaimed industrial metal bands that I have come across, (almost without exception) lack musicianship and more importantly, imagination. Indeed, most of the music I have heard come out of this elusive genre thus far appears entirely to be based around the distinctive sound of Marylin Manson and other influential bands in this generally 'boring' category. I cannot claim that with their full debut, young band Soul Destruction entirely break the industrial stereotype, but there is no denying the talent that they hold over their respective instruments, nor that they have managed to inject a fair helping of imagination into their music. The opening song immediately relays the bands intentions in terms of lyrical subject matter which from the name, 'New Religion' is not particularly hard to work out! That said, while much focus has been placed on the intense lyrics, especially in the opening song, this does not detract from the surprisingly heavy music beneath. After a short electric introduction accompanied by a brief yet powerful speech, leaving a listener in no doubt of the subject intentions, the song erupts into a series of speaker blowing riffs and almost tribal drumming. The insane mood is only slightly dampened in my view by the vocals, which are best described as a mixture of Hardcore and more Classic Rock styles. I am not, however, in any way claiming that they are unpleasant in terms of tonal quality because they suit the music just fine, they just don't fit my personal lyrical preferences! An awesome guitar solo ends the song on a high, cementing the bands musical ability. While all of the music remained diverse and immensely enjoyable, the other song of particular note to me was the finale, 'The Sorrow', much for the same reasons as the album beginner, dense guitar sequences with simple but incontestably powerful drums supporting them. Overall...this album is set apart from it's industrial siblings by the simple yet crucial inclusion of some much needed imagination. This imagination well may have come from the passion that they obviously possess for the lyrical matter of the album, but in any case, while not my favourite album this year, I must complement the band for creating an album which can be enjoyed even by those who do not generally enjoy the genre. Most certainly an album to check out. Lewis Klein Back to Reviews