Band: Misguided Aggression
Release date: 28 June 2011
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Year Of The Sun Records
You have about half a minute to prepare yourself before Misguided Aggression drop a slab of heavy, heavy death metal on your cranium! These Canadians don’t mess around. Seriously, from opener Winter Soldier onwards, it’s just one crushing, staccato riff assault after another. Vocalist Rob DeMedeiros provides consistent gravelly roars throughout, his politically charged rage similar to God Forbid in delivery.
Fans of Decapitated and Meshuggah (without the ‘Math’ insanity) will enjoy sinking their teeth into this, and though there are hardcore elements in the songs, Flood The Common Ground is thankfully light on breakdowns. In fact, the scarcity of dedicated breakdowns means that when they do drop, they bludgeon the listener with even more power.
Each song is brief , and they have clearly spent alot of time in rehearsal, cutting all filler from the tracks and tightening everything to laser guided accuracy. The production is crisp, and the the end result is an album of punchy, brutal, uncompromising metal. Longest track ‘The First Stone’ provides the standout moments, deviating from the midpaced grooves to include a barrage of blasts and dissonent harmonies, demonstrating the depths this band has at their disposal.
Ontario has 5 talented musicians to be proud of here…although I wouldn’t want to meet them in a dark alley – scary dudes!
4.5/5
Tobias Gray
Valkyrian Music 