h33t - Intolerant - 2008 - Reasons For Unrest [rockbox]

Groove/thrash metal from Philippines, debut full-length album released in 2008.

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Formed by the members of two genre-defining bands, Intolerant's music is a mixture of traditional thrash metal combined with borrowed elements from death, stoner metal, hardcore and even classic rock n' roll. Currently doing the rounds in the local underground music circuit and even appearing at major music events, the band's sound has been turning heads and smashing eardrums for the latter part of 2007 into 2008.

Having released a 5-song EP (which is being distributed for free at the band's gigs and re-distributed via the internet), fans of the hard, heavy and adventurous already have staple faves like the sludgefest "Death Toll Rising," and/or the anthemic crowd chant "God of War." Old school metal fans will definitely recognize the thrash metal-like guitar work on "My Demise," and fans of the more modern subgenres of metal can definitely relate to tracks like the moody ballad "Shift" and the charging urgency of "Left Standing."

Scheduled to release their full-length album in the first quarter of 2008, Intolerant will be all over the place this 08. Aside from performing ear-shattering sets all over the metro and occassionally into neighboring provinces in the north (olongapo, pampanga, baguio, etc.) and south (batangas, laguna, cavite, etc.), 2008 will be highlighted with the band's upcoming performance at the Annual Sinulog Festival in Cebu, notably joining the SRA commune in the province. Then in March 2008, Intolerant will join live gigging mates Sin and Valley of Chrome in opening for international heavy metal act Shadows Fall.

Featuring Skychurch vocalist/bassist Russell dela Cruz (who now plays guitar and handles main vocal duties), Skychurch guitarist Joey Dizon on lead guitar and former Loss of Control members Mic Gallegos and Pepo Gohu (on bass and drums respectively...), Intolerant is dead-set in the process of making heavy metal even more creative, and open-minded– without abandoning the speed and brutality factor. Intolerant is both a toast to the old and a warm welcome to the new.

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Look out for their full-length debut this mid 2008, tentatively titled Reasons For Unrest, which is a sonic barrage of 10 metal-as-hell tracks that feature the band's characteristically tight yet well-rounded sound that's both aggressive yet thought-provoking.

Absolutely no one saw this coming. Humankind was too fixated on “Chinese Democracy” to notice a groove thrash album creep up from behind and kick its ass. Eschewing the fancy shit, waves of chugging heaviness greets the listener on the angry first song “Clenched Fist”. Stylistically rooted in the 90’s metal popularized by Pantera, Machine Head, Sepultura, and lots of hardcore, Intolerant are two fat guys on guitars and two skinny dudes on everything else. Of the two fat guys, one Russel Dela Cruz from obscure Asian thrash legends Skychurch sings and plays rhythm.

Putting Rob Flynn’s own band to shame, second track “Blunt Force Trauma” is a rollicking kick-you-in-the-pants bulldozer that will get your body moving. Its beginning is a huge wave of overwhelming buzzsaw metallic beef punctuated by a scream from Mr. Dela Cruz, as if he were being circumcised without any anesthesia. Now the album’s name and even the band’s choice of song titles might connote political themes, but rest assured, Intolerant just like to sound angry. In fact, they sound two types of angry; there’s the Rob Flynn screaming and the wrathful Phil Anselmo moans. Based on the names mentioned in this review, you should have a clear idea where Intolerant are coming from. If you still don’t, that’s retarded. Here’s a convenient formula: melody + sounding pissed + a familiar pool of influences + grooves = Intolerant!

Dissecting the rest of the songs, title track “Reasons for Unrest”, “Death Toll Rising” and “My Demise” are all fist-smashing numbers bathing your face in hot pee. Intense stuff. Though their meanness does sport a few cool solos and those aforementioned moans that are all too reminiscent of Mr. Anselmo. A very entertaining instrumental entitled “Santiago” comes bracketed between snippets of movie dialogue that you can’t place (HailandKill thinks he should ask Intolerant about it) before the generic “God of War” barges in and starts jumping up and down your bedroom floor. Wasn’t it mentioned that this album really cranks? No? It does.

A weird bass noodle starts “Last Standing” which predictably turns muscular and then groovy—you already heard this a few minutes ago. However, album closer “Abandoned” comes as a total shocker since Intolerant play mid tempo and nobody’s hollering anymore. It’s a nice ending for a very abrasive 50 minutes of music. Now everything about “Reasons for unrest” may turn off your average bigoted metalhead, but have the gentlemanliness to doff your hat at its strong points. Intolerant have succeeded in filling its running time with solid tunes that carry their own sound. Even the quality of production and musicianship is commendable, being at a level other “young” bands fail to achieve on first albums.

On a closing note, “Reasons for Unrest” totally slays The Haunted’s “Versus” in the sounding-pissed-off league.

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