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I have only just come across Mainline, they are
a five piece band from Italy and have been together
for a massive eight years but due to the lack of
Italian music bursting out of Italy in recent years
the band are yet to make an impact in the UK. Mainline
could easily fit into the nu metal genre and also
the hardcore genre as they have both types of sounds
within their music. The best way to describe their
music is Killswitch Engage mixed with The Sorrow,
which is quite positive as both bands have a quality
sound.
The debut album 'From Oblivion To Salvation is
immensely brutal, frontman Maurizio Lazzaroni's
vocals are at the top of the game, they are very
clean clear sing along Killswitch Engage style
vocals in places and in other places they are
shouty screams, he makes use of his voice in the
best possible way changing his style throughout
most songs. The guitars are where Mainline really
kick arse, the guitars are chilled out in places
and in others the dual assault of guitars is very
loud and brutal with some extremely meaty riffs
thrown in now and again, the drums are loud and
constant and totally fit in, the bass is mainly
taking a back running with the guitars totally
shining over it but in places the twangy bass
lines do stand out.
Opening track 'Soul Extraction Assay' is a short
track full of chilled out soundscapes, nothing
much happens throughout the track, but by the
end of the track it’s built up ready for
the explosive introduction of 'Brilliance Of Shadow',
the thick guitar riffs and loud, the drumming
is the perfect opening and sets the pace for the
next 50 minutes.
There are some really immense tracks on offer
throughout the album such as 'Lacerate', 'Set
Free' and 'Keepin My Disease'. 'Lacerate' is a
song that takes a lot of time to build up but
when it does it’s extremely brutal with
mad guitar riffs taking over the airwaves and
frontman Maurizio Lazzaroni pretty much screaming
his lungs out. 'Set Free' is completely nuts from
the start with extremely loud instrumental work
and raw as fuck vocals. The opening ‘stoppy
starty’ guitar riff on 'Keepin My Disease'
builds up to be an impressive bit of work, the
vocals come in thick and fast but soon turn melodic
and keep swapping throughout the song.
Mainline are quite an impressive band and wouldn’t
look to out of place hitting the road with Killswitch
Engage, as they have so much in common with them
sound wise, so if you like Killswitch Engage seriously
think about giving Mainline a listen
3.5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Mao (Vocals)
Ale (Drums)
Baru (Bass)
Flavio (Guitar)
Ste (Guitar) |
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1. Soul Extraction Assay
2. Brilliance Of Shadow
3. Boundless
4. Emphatize With Your Enemy
5. One By One
6. Lacerate
7. 9 Gone
8. Hidden Truth
9. RIP
10. Set Free
11. Distress
12. Keeping Disease
13. Chain |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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