Lisa Cairncross 2008-09-18

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This album is definitely one of the standouts for death metal this year. I bought this album the day it came out, just thought of reviewing it. Though attacked for being one of the cookie-cutter hardcore bands, I feel they have a very unique sound on their hands. They represent a great amalgamation of death metal, hardcore, and elements of symphonic/black metal. The guitars are very heavy, with the chugging A-Chords that break perfectly into solos. Johnny Plague is a great vocalist too. When I saw them live, I could believe Johnny Plague would bring about the apocalypse. I liked A Cold Day In Hell, their self-released debut, but they were smart enough to revamp some of the best songs from that to make them truly hard hitting. Their keyboards are spot on. Most of these string arrangements are simple to play, but couldn't be more powerful. The only reason I give it a four star instead of five is the song Reloaded. The lyrics are horrible, and bulk of the song is a bad representation of the genius song writers they are. Every other song is great. Standouts: Anthems Of Apocalypse, The Impaler, One Body Too Many, Unbreakable, and Angels Of Debauchery. Oh, and by the way, this is my mom's account, I'm a sophomore in high school and I go to a lot of hardcore shows.

Gabriel Sanchez 2008-04-18

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Wow these guys are something else. They blend beautiful choirs and strings with heavy deathmetal. Johnny has a unique scream aswell. First I will list the pros and then the cons.

Pros
The mixture of the guitars and keys go together beautifuly and just make a unique sound. The screams add the icing. The drums are what stand out the most to me. The double bass hits you hard and makes you want to punch something.

Cons
The lyrics you can tell were written in about a day and pretty much say the same thing in every song. With such a sweet band one would think that the lyrics would follow, but alas no. Some of the fills just get boring and leave you wanting them to be over and have them pick up the pace. This is all I really thought lacked.

Songs the Check out
-One Body To Many
-Unbreakable
-Anthems Of Apocalypse

Chris G. Tyler 2008-03-16

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Having never heard anything from the band before, Winds of Plague have made a great first impression with "Decimate the Weak". It is not an album that will completely blow someone away, but it is very much an enjoyable listen and shows of great promise for future growth and potential.

The band reminded me of Himsa at parts, but the guitarists just aren't as skilled, yet. Other parts are reminicent of Becoming The Archtype, but without some of the long boring interludes. The production is very good, with solid performances from all musicians but at times the lyrics do become juvenile.

The greatest highlight of the album is the use of the keyboards which create a pleasent and serene atmosphere behind the aggressive rhythm. This is best showcased in "Unbreakable", "One Body Too Many" and especially in "Legions". Where I would like to see the band improve on this would be to continue its use during the sped-up blast beats more often as is done during "Legions".

It may not be the album of the year on anyone's list, however it is a solid performance and does show that Wings of Plague will be heard from again. None of the songs on the album are throw aways and will call for repeat listens.

Nate 2008-03-04

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This CD is as the other two reviews say, but in a way, totally different. Yes it sounds alot like other metal bands, but its milotic style, and its intricate timeing in tempo, and synthesizer bring delightfull surprises to those who are tired of hearding all the same type of song construction. Without the synth, this CD would be nothing special. Its "hardcore tough-guy" break out break downs are also a surprise, seeing how hardcore punk has little relation to heavy death metal growls. I give them points for combining to different typs of music into one successfully! Its blast beats are more than normal, but its slow consistand double bass does not always cordinate with the blast beats, which is more than strange. It has a good strong epic feel aswell!

A. Pierre 2008-02-16

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

The cover to the cd is a typical metal cd cover, although it does look pretty sweet. The song titles are funny but are nothing out of the ordinary for a metal band. While this cd was a good listen, I dont think band will get famous. They sound like too many other metal bands that are crowding the scene. I knew they were in trouble by track seven when they turned to a Hatebreed/nu-metal type band for one song. It does contain perhaps the sweetest line of 2008: Were not strangers, but we'll never be friends. A decent cd but nothing to get excited over.