Revenant Dead, while at times a band in the rough, is a cornucopia of metal stylings with a taste for the heavy side of heavy metal. Fitting firmly into none of the genres from which it draws, the band's "Imperial Rape March," despite its rough-around-the-edges moments, delivers an overall impressive slab of indie blast. Hailing from England, Revenant Dead shows that metal has certainly evolved much since Sabbath, Maiden, Priest and the rest of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The group's music is dynamic and smart enough not to linger too long on one particular direction; at the same time, it avoids excess prog obscurity and its style-shiftings don't come across as scattershot. Rather, the various subgenres of metal Revenant Dead infuses into its ballbreaking sound come together cooperatively under the overall umbrella of the band's audio personality. The listener will find himself whisked through a smorgasborg of thrash, death and black metal flavors, with clean vocals manifesting from time to time, further expanding the band's performance scope. For every moment that the music seems in need of polishing there are two other sections of song that are tight and fiercely executed. Revenant Dead could certainly find itself rising in the ranks of the metal realm.
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Upchuck Undergrind listens to a little bit of a lot of things - just note the eclecticism of his reviews. He also reads voraciously and loves movies. He is a very open-minded Episcopalian (and student of Buddhism and Hinduism) who thinks Slayer is one of the greatest metal bands. Ever. In addition to his work with Corazine - for which he has written since its inception (he is a Fishcomcollective veteran) - he also writes for DJFix.com.