Martriden - Martriden mp3 flac

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1	Blank Eye Stare Bass – Will ThackerayGuitar – Shane Howard, Will ThackerayKeyboards – Kyle HowardVocals – Michael Cook	5:53
2	The Art Of Death Infernal Bass – Will ThackerayGuitar – Shane Howard, Will ThackerayKeyboards – Kyle HowardVocals – Michael Cook	7:13
3	In Death We Burn Bass – Will ThackerayGuitar – Shane Howard, Will ThackerayKeyboards – Kyle HowardVocals – Michael Cook	5:20
4	Set A Fire In Our Flesh Bass – Will ThackerayGuitar – Shane Howard, Will ThackerayKeyboards – Kyle HowardVocals – Michael Cook	7:11

Notes

Ask an extreme metal enthusiast what continent has been dominating the death metal/black metal field in the 21st century, and the obvious answer will be Europe, the Scandinavian countries especially, although Germany, England, Poland, and Holland have also been making noteworthy contributions. The United States has continued to be very metal-friendly, although most of the American metalheads who emerged in the late '90s or 2000s are more likely to provide alternative metal, metalcore or rap-metal than death metal or black metal. It isn't as though North America never had anything to do with death metal -- Slayer is from Los Angeles, and many of the other death metal bands that were formed in the '80s came out of Florida -- but there is no denying that Europe has been running the death metal/black metal show for a long time. So it comes as a surprise to find out that Martriden is a death metal/black metal band from, of all places, Montana. Listening to this self-titled debut EP, someone who knew nothing about Martriden's history would never guess that they were from Montana or anywhere else in the United States; they are an American band with a very European sound, combining Scandinavian death metal with Scandinavian black metal. Lead singer Michael Cook favors the type of sinister-sounding rasp that black metal is known for; he never gets into the deep, guttural "Cookie Monster" growl that has been death metal's trademark since the '80s. But musically, Martriden gets as much from death metal as they get from black metal. With influences ranging from Opeth to Marduk, this 25-minute, four-song CD makes it clear that Martriden cannot be labeled as strictly death metal or strictly black metal because their sound is very much a marriage of the two. Martriden's material falls short of exceptional, but even so, their first EP is a decent example of the fact that you don't have to be from Europe to play death metal or black metal in the 21st century. ~ Alex Henderson Recording information: Flatline Audio. Personnel: Michael Cook (vocals); Shane Howard (guitar); Kyle Howard (keyboards). Audio Mixer: Dave Otero.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• ASIN: B000PAAI2K
• Barcode: 803341227798

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDL360	Martriden	Martriden ‎(CD, EP, Promo)	Candlelight Records USA	CDL360	US	2006
SOAR003CD	Martriden	Martriden ‎(CD, EP)	Siege Of Amida Records	SOAR003CD	UK	2007