Project: Failing Flesh - The Conjoined
Burning Star Records

file under speed / thrash metal

Frank D.: I was amongst the lucky few who had the honor to see this band develop from the very beginning. I reviewed the demo ‘A Beautiful Sickness’ back in September 2003. And when the gents got their deal at Karmagedon, the debut-album also ended up on my desk. And now…now the second album has found its way onto my pile of this month’s work. So, you are dealing with a content Lord here.

The first demo and album was a thrash-fest-a-go-go, but the years have matured Tim Gutierrez, Kevin 131 en Eric Forrester. Project: Failing Flesh has taken its avant-gardistische industrial/ thrash sound a couple of steps further and comes up with something which is more compelling than ever. Dear reader, believe me when I say to you that this is a top-notch album and an absolute must hear if you’re into some good and rugged musical off-roading. Pianos, threatening sounds, raunchy riffs, and light footed soundscapes, yes, it’s all there. Just listen to gems like ‘Unsight, Unseen’, title track ‘The Conjoined’ or ‘Eye Of Demise’. Every one of those brings out a different side of the band, but fit together like hand in glove. Yep, again this band makes a believer out of me.

It’s clear that Tim Gutierrez, Kevin 131 and Eric Forrester took their time to come up with this follow-up to the ‘A Beautiful Sickness’ album, but if that’s the time it takes to produce this kind of stuff, all is forgiven. The sound made a giant leap forward and deserves to be picked up by large audiences. With a sound which fills the void between bands like The Konvenant, Voivod and Venom, that must be in the cards, right?

Score 85/100 (details)

http://www.projectfailingflesh.com