Current mood:Freaking Thrashing!
Yigael's WallBY:JET (Jeanne E Thomas) I
must admit that when the request came in to do a little write
up On a Thrash/ Death Metal band my first thoughts were," Oh great
same old same old where I have to struggle to find something unique
about them." Guess I was wrong!
The band is under new management,has added a new drummer, and last
I checked were still searching for a bass player. Singer Shane
Stillwater, their former vocalist, has returned , and Vincent
Vidavici is still there writing and moving this band in a steady
forwards direction with his musical and lyrical genius. Once this
band tightens in the new members they will be a force to be
reckoned with.
I love the dark brutality of death metal and when these guys
throw in their Bay area style of thrash it really is something
extraordinary.
The beginning of the song " Broad" is tight. It's where Yigaels
Wall open up the portal to hell, jump in, and start thrashing the
place. The vox are nothing short of powerful and fit perfectly with
the music. So many times in this genre of music the vox is off timed
and just sounds like some pissed off guy ranting over disorganized
music. Not the case here, Yigaels Wall found the magic.
"Requiem for the Living" also starts out extremely dark then thrashes
the shit out of you. This is what is so unique about these guys.
One minuet you swear you are listening to seasoned death metal and
then the next minute they are shredding the place to pieces with
their heavy thrash riffs. The best part is the singer remains
consistent in his vox. He never goes into that "thrash rap" like most
hybrid bands in this genre.
People are starting to take recognition as well. They are slowly
getting endorsements. The most recent is Halo Guitars. The band
states that" they are getting all their issues situated "and that this
will be the "strongest group and album to date". Lets hope they
deliver!
Check them out!
www.myspace.com/yigaelswall