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Hardcore veterans Pro-Pain led me on the gardens path with the title of their latest album. I thought this will be their most brutal release ever, but after spinning the album Absolute Power a few times, I admit, I was wrong. Pro-Pain are more melodic and diversified - and catchy - then in the past. But they are still heavy and powerful, and some songs are just brutal. Absolute Power is the right label for songs like the opener Unrestrained which is fast one with fat grooves. Track no. 2 is Destroy Your Enemy and offers fat grooves and brutal riffing á la Pantera plus tribal drumming the way Sepultura use it. Stand My Ground is a thrasher with Destruction's Schmier as guest vocalist and the slightly off key refrain spices up this hateful tune. For the closer Hate Coalition they take out the wrecking ball, the blast beats and just destroy everything in their way. Like Gary Meskil sometimes act on stage - sorry, for the side blow, pal. Between the heavy ones you'll find a catchy one based on a metal groove called Road To Nowhere - incl 'hoho' shouts - and a memorable refrain. AWOL is a mean punk rock track which obviously is influenced by The Misfits! Time to party! Hell On Earth is a fast forward track with double bass attacks, but varying speed. Divided We Stand also has a punky edge, but is more in the vain of Böhse Onkelz and offers some cool gang shouts. Time for some rock'n'roll, time for Gone Rogue (I Apologize), a songs which is almost chart material, quite relaxed and very catchy. And with Rise Of The Antichrist they are back on track, Pro-Pain as we all know them. Sure, Pro-Pain experiment a bit on Absolute Power, but you always hear that it's Pro-Pain, if you take off the blinders, then you'll discover a great album. And Absolute Power is the perfect title for this piece of music!
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