Glass Casket have arisen from the active North Carolina scene to deliver a furious mixture of grind and metal with a hardcore ethic throughout, features nine tracks. Ababcus. 2004.
Glass Casket have arisen from the active North Carolina scene to deliver a furious mixture of grind and metal with a hardcore ethic throughout, features nine tracks. Ababcus. 2004.
CD Reviews
Not Just a BTBAM Clone....
Sunshine the Werewolf | Canada | 02/04/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"GLASS CASKET - We Are Gathered Here Today...
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These guys have been living in the footsteps of NC's Between the Buried and Me... Sadly this hasn't been helped by the fact that one of their Guitar Player's and their Drummer, Blake Richardson are now part of BTBAM. Despite many similarities between the two bands... Glass Casket does distinguish itself with this album. Songs like Pencil Lead Syringe immediately grab you by the junk and don't let go, pushing the limits of Grind, Hardcore, and Metal for nearly 5 minutes. This is pretty much the pattern up until the eerie, minute interlude, `Cellar Door'. Then immediately back into the chaos with `Chew Your Fingers' (the part at 1:10 onward and into the solo probably my highlight of the entire album.) Continuing with their more creative yet still heavy track right until the end. And speaking of the the final track, `A Gray A.M. You Will Never Get to See' is immediately vicious then flows into a heartfelt piece about the loss of his Sister to a car accident. Very seldom in modern music can you truly feel `heart' and `sincerity' this man put true emotion into that track and it shows... a beautiful, yet sad and somber way to end the CD.
Any fans of Aggressive Hardcore Music should check this CD out - Despite the BTBAM Similarities it is still an incredible album. Make sure you listen to the album in its entirety. For it ends stronger than how it started.
[Hopefully Glass Casket will recover after losing 2 members... BTBAM is on their 3rd Drummer and their 2nd Rhythm Guitarist and Alaska was their strongest yet. I've heard they are still together so I look forward to hearing these guys in the future.]
Favorite Tracks: Chew Your Fingers, Scarlet Paint and Gasoline, In Between the Sheets and A Gray A.M. You Will Never Get to See.
-4.25 Stars.
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One of the best albums I have ever heard
John P. Anderson | 10/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I own 2600 c.d.'s. Hardcore, Death Metal, Black Metal, Grind, Every kind of metal you can think.
Well Glass Casket has just helped me out by adding it all into one. Mathematical, Technical, Breakdowns, Grind, Solos, a few clean vocal spots, but not overdone.
If you want to get your heart pounding, or if you just want to appreciate musicianship at it's best, check out this band.
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Metalcore on the DeathishGrind level...
Tom Servo | Satelite of Love | 08/27/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From NC comes another metalcore band that wants to twist and shake things up a bit. We are Gathered Here Today to talk about the band Glass Casket. With a great mix of metalcore, deathmetal, and grindcore, this band produces some of the coolest music around. From "Pencil Lead Syringe" and "And So It Was Said" to "In Between The Sheets," We Are Gathered Here Today proves to be a rewarding listen for those who love this genre. Fans of BTBAM, Animosity, Hatebreed, (Old) Embodyment, and Norma Jean should appreciate this."
Really good.
Tom Servo | 05/15/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"So,I've had this cd for quite a while now,listened to it,and threw it in the cd pile. Why? I have no idea, but I'm glad I gave it another chance. This is an awesome tech metal album with metalcore and death metal mixed in there. The instruements are pure craziness(and really heavy), and the vocals are very good as well. It does have some problems,though: it wasn't long enough! There are only 9 tracks, and 8 with actual music. Another problem was the vocals, as sometimes they seemed a little too low in the mix, especially on the death growling parts, and a little bit better production on the vocals could've fixed that. Overall, a really good album."
Original North Carolina Metal
T. Blythe | Charlotte, NC United States | 04/26/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Having lived in the middle of this heavy music explosion out of NC (dont believe me come see BTBAM play at Tremont Music Hall) I can truly say Glass Casket is by far one of the most original bands to date. Drawing comparisons to the Red Chord and BTBAM are unfair, Glass Casket definately has their own style that is untouchable. The most vicious vocals, pounding blast beats, one of the heaviest bass drums, and devestaing riffs in these songs put them in a class by themselves. Whats even better about it is they are not tied up in appearance, they look like regular ass doods who like to play heavy music. The only thing better than this cd is their live show, which rocks so hard it begins to hurt toward the end. The guys, along with another band out of Raleigh NC, "Called to Arms", are going to make some noise and be heard of for quite a while. Buy this cd, buy BTBAM's self titled and look out for Called to Arms. NC is going to be on the metal map for a little while."
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1