How would you like to be in on some great new British bands even before Kerrang and all the other magazines start telling you that so and so are the best thing since the last one, well for just £5 now you can?
Label sampler’s can be a bit hit and miss, unless you get a label who’s quality control is second to none and that my friends is what we have here, the Label in question is Loudspeaker of Landmine Spring fame, you must know who they are by now, they made one of the best overlooked CD’s of last year and made it easily into my top 20 of 2001. The compilation has 2 tracks from their entire label roster and there is not a bad one among them.
Landmine Spring kicks of the affair with "Ophelia Sinking" and "Tarred And Feathered" and if you don’t like either of these tracks you don’t like Metal, (see my review in the archive section for further details).
Next up is Jor and excellent Hardcore tinged metal band whose tracks "Cypher" and "Dice" leap out of the speakers at you with a fierce metallic roar, tinged with melody, making them quite accessible.
Stoopi put in a good performance and if you have bought any of the fine compilations by Organ art you will have come across them before, Spine, who I can honestly say I have not come across before put in an excellent performance with "Wash" and "And I Don’t Sleep" and on the strength of these two tracks I will be purchasing their CD very soon, (check back later for a review) when I have tracked it down.
Bringing up the rear are Mindjuice and Helvis who have a promising career in front of them if the tracks on here are anything to go by, the state of British Metal if this sampler is anything to go by is very healthy, watch this space and Kerrang very soon, you will know these bands by the end of the year.