18/03/02

FIVE POINTE 0 / UNTITLED

If like me you read the recent Kerrang review of this CD, you could easily dismiss this one but not for the first time Kerrang haven’t just lost the plot, they miss the point completely.

Yes this has all been heard before and their blend of At The Drive In meets Faith No More is not original but this does not distract form the fact that this is a damn fine CD and neither of the 2 mentioned bands have the aggression that Five Pointe 0 possess and isn’t imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

They may not be the saviours of Metal but this is a very good CD and if tracks like "Double X Minus", "King Of The Hill" and the hit single potential of "Freedom" don’t move you, you are listening to the wrong music or you are getting old. Not that they are all full on aggression, they hold the bludgeoning riffs back to great effect on "Sympathetic Climate Control" and only unleash the power when the time is right. If you like any of the bands mentioned earlier but thought they were not heavy enough for you, then this is the CD for you. Don’t let the Kerrang review put you off this is another fine new band Roadrunner have added to their roster and if you give them a chance you won’t regret it.

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 52 mins + 11 Tracks