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Steve A. (Cenobite) from EUGENE, OR
Reviewed on 8/12/2008...

From the intense opening track "What You Say" all the way to "Blow Up" at the end Kill America is an intense new metal CD along the lines of Static X. Skrape is heavy enough, with crunching riffs to keep the most crazed moshers happy, while at the same time melodic, with a unique style of their own. Billy Keeton like any good metal singer can control his voice from clean singing to a gut wrenching scream like the best of them. A refreshing note, all the vocals are singing with an occasional scream, no rapping (not that I have anything against rap/metal there's just too much of it now). Although every track on this 12 track masterpiece is praise worthy, my favorites are What You Say, Waste, Rake & Rise. New Killer America is a CD no metal fan should be without.

Awesome metal cd, I don't think they ever got the recognition they deserved for it.

Skrape-y music

Jon Johnson | San Francisco, CA USA | 04/05/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I won't say these guys are extremely original, but hey, who cares if the music hits hard and it's good. Skrape do that very well. These songs are all heavy, thickly guitar layered songs. Some fast some a little slower. But the part I like the best is the singing. Very rarely does the singer break down into "scream your head off bloody murder." That type of "singing" just begins to grate on you after a while. But this CD has actual singing, and it's done (fairly) well. I won't say he's a vocal genius, but it sounds good. The choruses of the songs all have good melodic quality to them, which is sometimes hard to do with such heavy music. Overall, a great metal CD with melodic choruses. So maybe it is derivative of other heavy bands...big deal, if it's good music you should still give it a try...that's what you should do with this CD."

This is rock, get this damn cd.

nick forte | dallas ,tx | 03/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's about time another nu-metal band kicks mucho @$$. After many lame and linear bands coming out, I was kind of skeptical in buying this latest addition, SKRAPE. Well, to say the least: they are great, and every song is non-stop rock. The singer sounds a lot like fingereleven's singer, which is a good thing. Then, unexpectedly, a menacing scream will emerge from him. Great singer. The rest of the band is also good, and proves that you don't need to be too unique to have your own style. They sound like their own band, and are very tight together. and you can't disregard that special cheap price. so, make sure to pick up this cd."