Fraters Libertas

Defamation Of Character

Thanks to Steve Gigl (last name pronounced "Ecky-ecky-ecky-ecky-pikang-zoop-boing-goodem-zu-owly-zhiv"), I became aware of an Australian metal band that is trying to cash in on my good name. I was intrigued.

Further exploration led to this song by song review of the band's latest release "The Only Weapon Of Choice":

And The Hunt Starts Again- Just when you think the bounds of metal have been reached a band like ATOMIZER comes along and gives you sincere hope.

Now isn't that sweet. A song about hope. They must be such nice boys.

The Campaign- ...awesome turbo-charged bass lines here intermixed with the otherwise crushing rhythms.

As long as they don't crush my hope, I'll give them a listen.

The War That Never Ended- Here is where I sense the jabbing, stabbing rhythms of the music, it’s meter and it’s brutal nature.

Oh, my. That doesn't sound hopeful at all.

So Terrified, Yet So In Control- ... so premeditated and yet so alive. A moment in this song there is a beeping sound which almost always makes me flash to a hospital room or ambulance as if someone’s heart is about to give up while being hooked to the machine.

All hope may be lost.

When I Die, I Wanna Die Violently - The guitar line is so sarcastic and expressive of lack of remorse or care...This is one of the greatest lures in the ATOMIZER arsenal, for anyone can write lyrics that praise the predator and express loathsome disgust for the meek and mild, but it takes a special something to make lyric content really shine strong. It’s poetic, it’s biting and unique (look at the song titles!) and it’s got a good repetitive flair that allows for the songs to worm their way into your brain, ala pop songs.

And there it goes.

For the poor unlucky bastard who hears a song from these guys and has it worm its way into his brain, I pray (and expect) that you don't have much up there to begin with. It's less painful that way.

For those of you still looking for hope, the release referred to above (officially entitled "The Only Weapon Of Choice: 13 Odes To Power, Decimaton and Conquest") is:

...limited to 666 copies. The first 100 will be on grey vinyl, for mail order customers ONLY. And these are almost gone.