This ain't a review, but an invitation to a forum :
After all the messages our readers leave us week after week each time
we post nu-metal stuff, I was wondering if you could help us a little
bit with this one. Overall, our readers don't like nu metal because
it doesn't sound like ... metal ! (???). May be, but at least nu-metal
bands are using electric guitars, bass and drums and lots of these bands
are founding their direct inspirations from the hard-core scene ...
which is recognize as part of the "metal family". Understands
who can ;-)
This one, Mortis - The Smell Of Rain, is a New Wave album from
the 80's totally inspired by Tears For Fears. The guitars are
mixed in the back (I can hardly listen to it) and the drum is an electronic
one. Can you believe this stuff has been released under Earache, which
is well known for death & black metal releases.
At the end, I pretty like the record as I grew up with Depeche Mode,
Tears For Fears, U2, Genesis ... but this is not METAL AT ALL !!!
This is why there is no quote and I will not talk about it. Based on
Mortis background and previous records (The Stargate), one question
remains open :
Mortis has turned his back to the metal scene, so ... is he
as treacherous as bands who our playing nu metal stuff that goes to
MTV ???
I declare the forum open .....