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M�rser - Pure Scum

posted by: maurice on 28 October 2006

�Pure Scum� was supposed to be the soundtrack for the comic called �Pure� , but due to a lot of circumstances this first output on Garden of Exile includes five songs meant for the comic �Pure� and four re-mastered songs from 2002 that were on the sold-out comic �Scum�.

This disc kicks off with the four tracks from �Scum� and like other bands from the German city Bremen (e.g. Systral or Acme) this piece of music is as destructive as a German tank from WWII. With two singers (one for the low vocals and one for the screams) and two bass players they�ve already shook the earth on the full lengths �2 Hours to Doom� and �10.000 Bad Guys Dead� and with these two compiled mini albums they do the same. These Germans are outstanding in the two tracks �Scum/Interlude� and �The Gift� with first building up the tension with midtempo death metal parts and ending everything with faster thrash riffs.

The five songs that were supposed for �Pure� are a bit more melodic and sometimes remind me of Arkangel, but with a rough vocalist. Overall this is a unique combination of Death Metal like Entombed and the metalcore of Arkangel, but M�rser never forgets that typical penetrating Bremen-sound. For the full four minutes in �Game Over� and �The Way For Constant Flashbacks� they hold your attention and finally bleed your ears. Not many acts that play this combination can say that nowadays, right?

As a bonus you will get two short comic stories, two previews, a trailer from Scum and a M�rser movie. Unfortunately the videos are in .mov format so I can�t give an opinion on that. The other extras that are on this disc are nice to see for once but I strongly want to advice you to concentrate on the music because these seven German dudes will also break your bones for sure.

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