Jungle Rot - A Call To Arms

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#FOR FANS OF: Death Metal, Obituary

Very good compositions which is notorious for this band. It's not as though they're duplicating previous releases. They've been coming up with some FRESH riffs on the guitars. The vocals are about the same as they were on previous recordings. It fits well with the music. The songs are pretty tight in respect to how the riffs are catchy and brutal at the same time! I enjoyed this entire release. The leads are pretty well constructed in addition to the rhythms. I like how the tremolo picking on the guitars fit and made the songs even tighter. These guys have a lot to offer the death metal community!

I like how they were able to make the rhythm guitars flow with the voice. And the songs are very noteworthy. I liked everything about this release. The music, the vocals and the production quality. The only caveat was the duration of the album. It's only about 33 minutes.

I wouldn't be surprised if their music shows up on Ultimate-Guitar.com. The riffs are that good! And the vocals fit well, they seem to have everything going on here. The music is what I admired the most. Just all aspects of it.

As I said, the production quality was top notch making the music identifiable and clear. I'm not a huge fan of the vocals however, that's the reason for the "73" on this release. It's just an acquired taste for them. But the music was mostly moderate tempos with double bass kicking furiously. The riffs are very fresh and noteworthy (as previously mentioned) and that's what's so admirable about this release. They're not duplicating riffs in the past they made a new onslaught of songwriting this time around. This is one of their more solid releases and let's hope that they continue on this path of great making of their music! (Death8699)

(Unique Leader Records - 2022)
Score: 73

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Jungle Rot - Terror Regime

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#FOR FANS OF: Brutal Death

This album has some amazing riffs. This band puts out some amazing riffs. The only negative or beef I have with this album are the lead guitars. I didn't feel like they were good enough to compliment the rhythms. The vocals compliment the guitar licks, for sure. It's just: "come on guys, get rid of the leads!" I believe they put them in there to vary the sound but if you're not going to shred without being sloppy, then don't be sloppy! I'd have to agree though with my previous statements about the amazing riffs. These guys from Kenosha put together some great rhythms. Amazing, again simply amazing!

The production is quality, too. They do the guitars justice. I don't want to spend an entire text on the guitars only and I won't. They other instruments and vocals are quality as well. They really are an overlooked band. That is, in the death metal community. I would venture to say for them to audition for a better lead guitarist. If not, take out the leads, They'd get a higher rating from me if they did that but it's up to the band to say something to the effect: "hey, we need some lead work to be top notch. Let's take them out until we find someone who can fill those shoes." End of discussion.

Their DRI cover was pretty sick though. It's only 1 minute 40 seconds in length but the whole cover kicks some serious ass! This album isn't substantially long, but it's still quite solid to go along with their entire discography. They need to become more well known. I realize this release is about 7-8 years old, but that doesn't mean that it sucks. It's solid and worthy of praise, If they can brush up on their weak points, then they'll conquer! I got into this band a while ago because they put out some of the greatest death metal rhythms. The songwriting is simply amazing. I cannot overlook that.

You can get this available via download but I'd stress getting a physical CD of it. That is, because then you'll be able to capture the ingenuity of the album on your stereo. I realize this is an age of digital downloads and you can get that on Spotify. But if you want to hear the greatness of the band (because I'm old school) buy the CD! I'm sure that you'll enjoy it as much as I did when I first heard it. Support music, this band needs your undying support. They'll keep going as long as they know that they're capturing the masses with their great musicianship and talent. Long live Jungle Rot! (Death8699)

(Victory Records - 2013)
Score: 77

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