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Deadsoil
Sacrifice

Lifeforce (2006) Tyler

Deadsoil – Sacrifice cover artwork
Deadsoil – Sacrifice — Lifeforce, 2006

Deadsoil is another one of those by the numbers German metalcore acts that I have come to expect from Lifeforce Records. But instead of being a Heaven Shall Burn ripoff, Deadsoil is more of a Hatebreed/Bury Your Dead ripoff, except with obnoxious singing parts and typical guitar harmonies.

To their credit, the band does have considerably more musical chops than Bury Your Dead will ever have and they can write fairly cohesive songs that are only about 60% chugging. Sure, this is metalcore after all, but at least Deadsoil doesn't make me want to vomit like some bands (Killswitch Engage) or wish that music had never been invented like others (Atreyu).

The lyrics make me cringe a bit, and sadly there are no thick German accents to make them more entertaining (one thing Heaven Shall Burn has going for them). To be honest, I saw this album coming from a mile away. But at least Deadsoil has the courtesy to write complete, calculated songs unlike many of their American counterparts that are satisfied to awkwardly patch together crappy breakdowns, horrible singing parts, and cheesy harmonized riffs into one song with no sense of continuity.

3.0 / 10Tyler • December 19, 2007

Deadsoil – Sacrifice cover artwork
Deadsoil – Sacrifice — Lifeforce, 2006

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