Vehement – All That’s Behind

Releasedate: 26-10-2009; Label: My Kingdom Music
By: Sabine van Gameren

The Italian Vehement is up for some killer Thrash metal. “All That’s Behind”is their first full length release.

The band is up and going since September 2002. That the band chooses to step a bit away from the most traditional Thrash metal may be clear from the first start. The band puts a lot of effort in making the album interesting with extra effects and this is certainly doing the trick. The production might not be the most outstanding, especially on the vocal side this breaks the flow a bit. The vocals are a bit flat, with less variation as could have been but you can hear it is in there, waiting to be released. The production might be a part in this as well. Also very nice to listen to are the riffs used in for example the seventh song “Memento Mori”. They could have been on any Metallica record, but they are not, they are Vehement styled with melodies and aggression. Listening to this album convinces me from the fact that Vehement must be a killer live act, so I hope they find their ways to Europe soon.

Last points to mention you just can’t deny is the artwork. It matches the atmosphere of the album very well and is definitely a great selling point for this album. Buyers advice for this album is: Get the album now, when the band gets big, you just need to have their very first full length in your collection.

Line up:
Filippo “Ciccus” Buzzi – Guitar
Stefano “Safi” Savi – Drums
Michele “Mick” Cordioli – Vocals, Bass
Alberto Todeschini – Guitar

Tracklist: 01. Al Suelo Todo el Mundo 02. The Slow Drowing of Morality 03. All that’s Behind 04. Preachers of Warfare 05. Mask 06. Sloughter-House of Parliament 07. Memento Mori 08. High Blood Pressure 09. No Reason To Fight For 10. The art of Oppression

Links:
Vehement MySpace