THE KANDIDATE — Facing the Imminent Prospect of Death (review)

THE KANDIDATE — Facing the Imminent Prospect of Death album cover Album · 2012 · Hardcore Punk Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Facing the Imminent Prospect of Death" is the 2nd full-length studio album by Danish crossover/thrash/groove metal act The Kandidate. The album was released through Napalm Records in January 2012.

On "Facing the Imminent Prospect of Death" the band continue the hard hitting and aggressive thrash/groove metal style that they initiated on their debut full-length studio album "Until We Are Outnumbered (2010)". The music features both hard hitting grooves, aggressive Slayeresque riffing and nods toward crossover/hardcore. At 31:06 minutes this is a short but furious blow to the head. Jacob Bredahl (Hatesphere) spits out his bile and anger in a most convincing raw manner that leaves no doubt, that he means business. The musicianship is strong on all positions though and it´s obvious that these guys are pretty seasoned on the Danish metal scene.

The band have chosen to include a couple of Danish language lyrics on the album, which is a new thing compared to the debut album, but it doesn´t change the fact that The Kandidate don´t fuck around. This is honest, aggressive extreme metal delivered with a live energy that´s greatly charming. They don´t play the most original music around, but who cares when the delivery is so convincing? A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
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