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Mentally Defiled - Aptitude for Elimination - 10 Track Album - Violent Solution Records - Released 14th December 2014
Mentally Defiled
Aptitude for Elimination
10 Track Album
Violent Solution Records
Released 14th December 2014
Fast, deadly and vicious!
Mentally Defiled – Athens, Greece
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/MentallyDefiledOfficial
Discography:
The Thrash Brigade - EBM Record Re-release 2011 – debuted May 2009
Genre: Thrash Metal
Biography:
“Mentally Defiled are a Greek thrash metal band formed in 2001. The band was founded by Alex (Guitars), George "IronBeast"(Vocals) and George Efstathiou. (Guitars). Originally started as a cover band but later on created their own music influenced mostly by old-school metal bands!”
Reanimate to Mosh
The gargling putridity spills over the edges as this track gains power with chugging effect and sheer brutality! It surges with fast momentum as you would expect and doesn’t disappoint on any level guaranteed!
Superb!
Aptitude for Elimination
The title track surges into oblivion taking with it the charred remains of the audial canal! Feisty fast and with deadly reverence, which in turn will have you pumping the volume to a dangerous level. The sledgehammer attack is depraved and extremely volatile.
Fashion Victim
The futile escape for thrash heads is prevalent as the raucous slurry descends in an all-out brawl of madness! If this track could run, it would cause a blackening haze within seconds although it does not obscure the hurried tones of Mentally Defiled in any way shape or form!
Forced to Obey
The thudding and crashing fury unleashes another atrocious assault on the ears with deafening effect – maybe I should turn it down a little – but that’s NOT very metal is it? So I will immerse myself into its torrential rhythms further!
Thrash to Afterlife
The fiendish and brutal assault is thrown into a devilish turmoil of battering rhythms and forged beats that simply burn with extreme passion! Vocally grazing and powerful, it takes no prisoners!
Retro Nerd
Interesting title, this one is infused with emotive vileness and scathingly perverse sadistic qualities that mesmerise on listening! Again gathering extremely fast momentum it reaches its climax faster than a screaming bitch!
The Family
Another crushing blow is felt as this track engages and ravages. It is all encompassing and simply chokes and pulverises in equal amounts. Up goes the volume further – I just have to, to soak up the vicious rhythms that send chills down the backbone.
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“Hard pushed to pick a favourite among this lot as each track is executed with precision and excitingly gripping passages that leave you awe-struck at the hypersonic madness that transpires!”
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Beyond Redemption
Drenched in total hostility, its temptation is quick to draw you in and melt your face! Running with a contagious bait it rips you a new one and intensifies its presence but it won’t take you by surprise after listening to the previous onslaught!
Merchants of Hope
The only track possessing a sampled voice but very fitting for such a savage band who live up to their name! The satisfaction explodes into a fierce tirade that never lets up for a second nor would you want it to!
Soldier of the Underground
This emerges as a speed infused irresistible explosion of sadistic malice. Its deadly and yet charming as it wraps itself around you and squeezes the life blood from your veins which in turn gives it more power to annihilate.
Summary:
How on earth does the band keep up the pace on this gruelling ten track album is anyone’s guess. It certainly brought me out in a hot sweat as my fingers were flying over the keys trying to keep up the momentum and failing miserably.
The entire album is just mouth-wateringly superb! How I didn’t get into thrash at the time I will never know, as I deeply regret that now. But onwards and upwards as they say!
In what seems like just a few minutes the album is over, maybe due to the express delivery engaged by the band – could be just one reason, but then it means you can replay it again so all is not lost!
It does generate a glorious rampage that is addictive in every way, and I bet absolutely brilliant as a live act!
Filled with plenty of ‘fuck you’ attitude and rebelliousness it is a definite pleaser in so many ways!
Hard pushed to pick a favourite among this lot as each track is executed with precision and excitingly gripping passages that leave you awe-struck at the hypersonic madness that transpires.
The nimble fingers of George, George and Alex must have set a new world record in speed alone, and no wonder their vocalist calls himself Ironbeast! That goes without saying! His lungs must be made of asbestos!
It is John I feel the most sorry for, setting the violaceous pace with everything he can muster, it must be how the band decided on their name in the first place!
Go on grab yourself a bit of Mentally Defiled and weep!
10½/10
Track List:
Reanimate to Mosh
Aptitude for Elimination
Fashion Victim
Forced to Obey
Thrash to Afterlife
Retro Nerd
The Family
Beyond Redemption
Merchants of Hope
Soldier of the Underground
Members:
Alex - Guitars,
IronBeast - Vocals,
George - Guitars,
John - Drums
George - Bass.
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