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By GREG MAKI
Years from now, if someone wants to know what metal sounded like in 2007, at the top of the playlist will be Droid’s self-titled debut, which has been released through Emotional Syphon Recordings, the label founded by Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer. It punishes the listener with its intensity, grooving rhythms and enraged vocals. I don’t know has pissed these guys off so much, but they’ve channeled it into one imposing slab of metal. The issue is whether that is all you want to hear for 46 minutes. The disc would come across even heavier if the band employed a more dynamic assault with vocalist James “Buddy” Eason varying his delivery at times and guitarists Jamie Teissere and Bruce Childress taking an occasional solo.
This is Droid’s first effort, so there is plenty of time for them to stretch their legs and let the creative juices flow in the future. For now, they’re just out to beat metal fans into submission, and in 2007, they do that as well as anyone.
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