The 3-piece Thrash/Death group is a well oiled metal machine
Zander Haberstaft | Miami, Florida | 03/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For a band that made albums in 1988, 1990, 1992, then 1998 and now 2006, a fan of Sadus has to wait a long time for the next Sadus installment. But let me tell you, these boys don't disappoint! At all costs (I had to buy the album thrice just to get one copy of it), you must get this album!
"Out for Blood" has all the now signature Sadus trademarks, Steve DiGiorgio's insane fretless/fretted bass playing, his ambient synths that he throws in, Darren Travis' shriek and eerie guitars, and Jon Allen's pounding drumming. But this album delivers other things too that were either toned down in earlier albums or just simply weren't present at all. The progressive element in the Thrash/Death metal song writing is always heavily present, but whereas 1998's equally progressive "Elements of Anger" was sluggish at times, O4B has plenty of speed and rage like their first three albums (Illusions, Swallowed in Black, Vision of Misery). I think the Sadus boys have now found the exact point where heavy and fast music can also be loud and progressive at the same time.
Not one bad song on the CD. Most numbers are Mid-tempo, there are some faster ones, and there are some slow ones. Sometimes they do all three in the same song. The song writing is really proficient and there aren't any riffs that aren't needed or just thrown in for flash at the last moment. The production is the best of any Sadus album, and almost equally balances out Steve's thunderous bass, drums, guitars, and vocals.
Best metal album I've heard in 2006 so far. Want progressive, heavy, angry, and every so often fast enough to blow you away? Then this album is for you. If you can get the "Limited Edition" 2-CD version of the O4B album because it has three extra tracks: 1) Black March; 2) An interesting cover of Iron Maiden's "Invaders"; 3) A cover of Dark Angel's "Merciless Death"."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1