BENEDICTUM
Seasons of Tragedy
Locomotive Records 2008
www.benedictum.net

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Genre
Heavy metal / hard rock

The Good
Hold on to your asses, cause you're going to get them handed to you on the ferocious opening track "Shell Shock." Pounding drums, monster riffs, and powerful vocals courtesy of Veronica Freeman will assault your senses and please you metal sensibilities. "Bare Bones" mixes things up by slowing the tempo down to a chugga-chugga crawl. The chorus is one of those great chant along metal arrangements. An ominous piano run plays you into "Beast in the Field." Guitars slowly crawl up from behind as Veronica delivers a commanding wail that leads into a classic bay-area style throw down. Benedictum resurrect a metal classic and make it their own with "Balls to the Wall." Veronica goes all out melodic on "Steel Rain." The track really defines her vocals to the fullest. The album ends with the 11 minute epic "Seasons of Tragedy."

The Bad
Nothing

The Verdict
Benedictum gives classic metal a big kick in the ass and supercharges it for 2008 on Seasons of Tragedy. A monster album that all metal fans can throw the horns up for.

Rating: out of 5

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