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Rectify - Heartbeat
posted by: Bayonetwork on 26 June 2009
Garden Of Exile
I felt like I was being thrown back to the eighties when the first tones of Heartbeat kicked in. There was thrash in the great Slayer tradition coming from my speakers. Quickly I sat back and was looking forward for the rest of Rectify's second album.
Already in song number two, Two Fingers, it became clear that there was another influence very prominent on this album. They were able to recreate the same mean and vicious atmosphere that metalcore bands such as Arkangel, Lenght Of Time or Kickback had in the 90'ies. That very mean and aggressive sound. With a lesser paced tempo, that suits this type of music very well. Rectify handles a great diversity, which is not a given when it comes to such bands. Lava Red for example is a very fast, nervous and angry outing, while Smell The Change has a groovier, more melodic Lamb Of God influence. I don't really understand the added value of the intermezzo which is track number seven. It takes the vibe out of the album and is quite boring actually. The slow built up towards No One Can Escape It didn't gave me the feeling to get of this boredom. but when that song really started off, I realised I was wrong. They picked up where they left before the intermezzo and just kept wrecking on towards the end of the album.
Rectify has no problems offering variation in between songs, but still has some work left on providing the same level of diversity in the songs themselves. The structures and built ups are very similar. After a few spins this gets more and more noticeable. But this is actually a minor point of critique, because Heartbeat is far above average and will definitely get it's fair share of spins here.
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| Lost |
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Posted on 26.06.2009 (18:54) |
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| cool! ik wist niet dat ze eigenlijks nog steeds bezig waren, want veel spelen ze toch niet? Gister nieuwe kickback opgepikt, als die is afgeluisterd deze maar eens halen. |
| Pussywhipped |
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Posted on 26.06.2009 (19:59) |
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| Gave plaat ! Arkangel fans direkt aanschaffen ! |
| Overdrive. |
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Posted on 26.06.2009 (22:08) |
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| Vette band inderdaad, dacht ook dat ze al gekapt waren.. |
| Kapitein Sjarm |
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Posted on 26.06.2009 (22:47) |
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| dol op singletjes op crucial response! |
| Pussywhipped |
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Posted on 27.06.2009 (02:15) |
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ik dacht ook dat ze verdwenen waren, toen ik bijna geen hardcore meer kocht kwam die singel nog uit op CR recs, maar ik dacht toen,, ooooh weer crap,...haha, een mens kan zich vergissen....kopen deze cd metalheads !! 666 hail the apocalypse.  |
| SemBTM |
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Posted on 27.06.2009 (02:56) |
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| Holy shit.. wat een plaat. |
| SemBTM |
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Posted on 27.06.2009 (02:58) |
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| En vind het persoonlijk stukken beter dan "Have Mercy" |
| Pussywhipped |
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Posted on 27.06.2009 (04:09) |
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| idd, klopt echt een gave plaat, die riffs...die high hats...echt cool |
Rik For The
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Posted on 27.06.2009 (14:03) |
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| Gelukkig is de tijd dat deze band opeens op alle shows opdook (je kreeg ze gratis bij Backfire! of zo?) voorbij al weer enige tijd voorbij. Wat een bras. |
de engste man
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Posted on 28.06.2009 (12:22) |
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| hehe.. high hats.. |
| Gehennah |
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Posted on 29.06.2009 (11:29) |
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@RFTK: ?!?!
De keren dat ze uberhaupt live hebben gespeeld kun je zowat op 2 handen tellen en Backfire is er bij mijn weten nooit bij geweest.... |
Thomas
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Posted on 30.06.2009 (09:10) |
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vette shit, ik hou drvan. wij hebben nogeens n show met ze gedaan in de gloppe meen ik, was meteen overtuigd door de dronken lompe boer op zang  mooi werk, vette riffs |
| Kletz |
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Posted on 02.07.2009 (10:23) |
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2 fingers is wel een master nummer.
CR bandje was gewoon meuk |
| xbasx |
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Posted on 02.07.2009 (11:08) |
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| ik vind dat nummer strike the veins echt geniaal! |
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