h33t - The Senseless - In The Realm Of The Senseless [2007] [rockbox]

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Sam Bean is best known as the bassist for the unique grindcore band The Berzerker. However, The Senseless is his own solo band and ‘In The Realm Of The Senseless’ certainly shows he is a creative mastermind outside of The Berzerker. A lot of well renowned names have contributed to this album; Matt Wilcock from Akercocke and The Berzerker was involved with the engineering of the guitars as well as appearing on the album, The Berzerker frontman Luke Kenny handled mixing duties, Russ Russell mastered and produced the album and has worked with bands such as Dimmu Borgir and Napalm Death and Ol Drake from quick rising UK thrashers Evile makes a much appreciated guest appearance.

The album itself is not something that one would expect from the average grindcore band. The Senseless makes use of a variety of tempos, frantic riffing and even melodic guitar parts, all in all destroying the grindcore archetype. Song such as ‘Unprincipled’ and ‘A Big Comedown’ utilize crunchy aggressive riffs while ‘You Are Nothing’ slows the pace down and features a variety of different vocal styles.

The album is fairly adventurous for a grindcore release. The song that illustrates this the most is ‘After Happy Ever (Unmetal)’. As the title suggests, there is a lack of metal music involved. Instead, there is an infectious beat, accompanied by clear industrial influences through out and a nice piano part. This song could actually be considered relaxing!

This is an album that most fans of grindcore would certainly enjoy. It pushes the boundaries of the genre as a whole and dares to go places previously unexplored by The Berzerker so this is by no means a copy. Fans of The Berzerker would definitely enjoy this release as there are some similar qualities shared between the bands.

1. You Love It
2. Vacation
3. Unprincipled
4. A Big Comedown
5. Crippled Trash
6. You Are Nothing
7. Promise
8. Wreckage
9. Evilicious
10. No Bomb Is Big Enough
11. Happy Ever After
12. After Happy Ever (Unmetal)

Sam Bean - Vocals (The Berzerker)
Matt Wilcock - Guitar (Abramelin, Akercocke, Steel Affliction, The Berzerker)
Ol Drake (Evile) - Guitar

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22/07/2008

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