Genre : Thrash Metal
Label : High Roller Records (LP) EBM Records (Cd)
Release date (in LP) : 15 March 2012
Playing time : 35:07
Acoholator is a new Canadian Thrash band that would make their predecessors ( Exciter , Razor , Voivod etc ) proud of them !
"Coma" is their debut album and it contains 11 songs .
The intro song "Intoxication 101" is instrumental and its like a preview of the whole album - fast , violent riffs meeting mid-paced ones and pounding drums along with nice bass lines . In the second song "Alcoholator" is the first time you listen to the their vocalist (Matt Butcher) who is doing a really good job there , adding another possitive element to the band . There are some interesting solo's in some songs that are combined with killer thrash riffs . My personal favourite of the album would be "Abduction" witch i think is also the fastest song . Between their songs , there is a cover to Exciter's "Pounding Metal" . It's not a bad cover , and obviously the band did it to show their respect to the Canadian scene , but in my opinion it's not the best choice , because it's a very slower song than the others in the album and does not fit very well.
Even if their music is not that close to Tankard , i would say they belong to a similar lyrical direction . This is something you can understand simply by just having a look at the tracklist :
1.Intoxication 101 (instrumental)
2.Alcoholator *
3.Catastrophic Violence
4.Abduction *
5.Pounding Metal
6.The Chamber
7.Liquid Thrash
8.Drink beer or die trying *
9.Break the wall
10.Wasted (all the time )
11. Coma (instrumental) *
I believe "Coma" is a great album for the fans of old school Thrash Metal , but i'm sure it won't dissapoint the new Thrashers .
Songs with a (*) are highly recomended !
