Just One Fix - Gods & Devils
Metal, Thrash, Death
Auckland, New Zealand
Overall Impression: Unapologetically brutal in its execution and displaying that classic sense of thrash-infused relentlessness, "Gods and Devils" is a one hundred a mile an hour assault on the senses that combines breakneck riffs, head pounding rhythms, and sheer vocal ferocity. Just One Fix has served up a classic-sounding thrash tune that possesses all the necessary trimmings in order to satisfy the thrash-hungry metal lovers out there, aggressive, vicious, and gloriously heavy, what more could a metal lover want or need?!
Strongest Point(s): Any great thrash track needs to be able to grab a listener's attention from the get-go, and it's safe to say "Gods and Devils" knows just how to do this. Opening with a rhythmic onslaught that combines rapid-fire rhythm guitar and a chest-rattling drum attack, the song wastes no time in establishing its general tone and goal, to hit its listeners as hard and heavy as humanly possible, and it does this brilliantly. It's worth noting that whilst speed is certainly the main dish on the menu, as is the case with many a thrash tune, it's great to see that "Gods and Devils" manage to find a good balance between its sections of rapid-fire pace and more rhythmically subdued sections, such as the case when the tempo is brought down a few pegs in certain areas of the track, opting for a more mid-paced, doom-inspired feel that contrasts brilliantly with the tracks faster-paced sections. The vocals perfectly embody that sense of ferociousness the thrash genre is synonymous with and serve as a perfect fit for this style of track.
Target Audience Appeal: This is definitely a tune for the thrash lovers out there and will undoubtedly appeal to fans of the genre.
Artist target suggestions: Slayer, Warbringer, Onslaught, Destruction, Kreator, Testament, Sodom, Forbidden, Annihilator, Exodus, Overkill, Flotsam and Jetsam, Evile, Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust, Possessed, Venom, Coroner, Havok
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About the Reviewer:
Andre Avanessian is a freelance session musician, composer, and sound engineer based in the U.K. Having studied music production and composition at a degree level, he has taken his passion for all things audio-related to a level that has allowed him to become both a competent musician and performer. Being a self-confessed "Guitar Nerd" Andre has been continually studying the guitar, as well as teaching it, helping students both learn the instrument, develop their songwriting, and how to become proficient in home recording.