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Wheelchair Assassin | The Great Concavity | 05/16/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Do you like Clutch? Because if you do, you'll recognize a lot of that band's sound here. Thick, heavy grooves? Check. Gravelly, wailed vocals? Check. Thumping rhythm section? Check. Massive guitar riffs and fuzzy lead work? Well, you get the idea. However, past the Clutch resemblances, there is a lot that makes this album interesting. Joe Selby is an outstanding guitarist who pulls off an enormous array of sounds. Opener "Fear Death By Water" demonstrates the range of his abilities right off the bat, with a combination of monster riffs and addictive slide guitar work. Other, slower tunes see him branching out into acoustic work, with Dan Kerzwick bringing his vocal energy down a notch to match. The band mixes harder tunes with the slower and softer stuff for a while after "Fear Death by Water," until it reaches its peak towards the end with the monstrously heavy "Red Colony" and "Rumor Den." There aren't any truly weak songs on here, and the diversity of the songs keeps "Seed of Decades" from ever getting boring. I look forward to more good things to come from this band."

It's only rock-n-roll, but I like it

Nick | Charlottesville, VA | 03/23/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rarely does a rock band begin its major label career with an album as varied, multi-faceted, and flat-out heavy as "Seed of Decades." Sixty Watt's first CD, "Ultra Electric," was released on indy label Game Two Records and suffers from horrible production and mixing. For people who have followed this band over the years and heard their sound evolve, this is the real debut album for Sixty Watt Shaman."Fear Death By Water" features fantastic slide guitar work by Joe Selby, "Poor Robert Henry" invokes the spirit of "No Quarter" era Led Zeppelin to pound the heaviness into you, and "New Trip" will force you to dance and let your body bob to the beat. This is quite possibly the best record of the year 2000."

About Time

Morgan | Virginia | 09/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After a musically sparse decade, it is great to hear the new one kicked off by this awesome album. 60 watt are equally parts of AC/DC, Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath with a groove all there own. If you have been looking for a rock band to get in to, this is the album to get. By far the best album of 2000. Check out that wicked slide groove on I've Been Down! Awesome!"