Glenn Rogers is back with a vengeance! The sophomore release of Primal entitled Humachine, out now on No Life Till Metal Records, is a powerhouse of metal\/thrash metal. Featuring the vocals of Alberto Zamarbide, the crushing drums of Jorge Iacobellis and blasting bass work of Cesar Ceregatti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pedigree of bands these four men respresent is quite extensive and pretty amazing. Acts such as Deliverance, Vengeance, Hirax, Steel Vengeance, Logos, V8, Viking, Deathriders, Bloodlust. A super group? Of sorts perhaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The songs are strong, powerful and will definitely get the hair flying. Whether it\u2019s the opening track \u2018The Cage\u2019 which is a bruiser that any Deliverance fan will love. The riff launches into high gear and is a neck breaker. Perhaps it\u2019s the track \u2018Betrayal\u2019 which explodes into a pile driving fury before settling into a scorching verse and chorus. The title track Humachine has a powerful chorus with a slightly reminscient Slayer opening riff. A strong hook this track has and memorable melody. Or album closer \u2018Ever\u2019 which has that slow picked intro which eventually builds into one powerhouse of a song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes there is melody amongst the cacophony of heavy metal carnage. One of the trademarks of Glenn Rogers material is the melody he brings. One of the reasons He has remained a constant whichever band he may be in. The lead work is brings is always a highlight and a reason itself not to miss this album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lyrically this album tackles many different area\u2019s of society. The glorification of war \u2018Ever\u2019 the craziness of societal pressures \u2018Humachine\u2019 and \u2018The Cage\u2019. Media chaos \u2018Betrayal\u2019 and not to be forgotten the call for the one to bring us out and give us meaning \u2018Savior\u2019. This is just a sampling of what you\u2019ll find within. It\u2019s not an evangelical release but any fan of heavy metal will find something here to dig into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The production elements are strong. Poweful drums with crisp deep bass lines provided by Iacobellis and Ceregatti.\u00a0 Zamarbide delivers a strong vocal which to these ears reminds me of Lemmy from Motorhead. Now hear me before you say, \u201cYOU\u2019RE NUTS!!\u201d just hear me. If Lemmy sang CLEAN that is.\u00a0 I played some Primal and then backed it with some Motorhead and the tonality is just too close.\u00a0 Again he just reminds me of it, more than a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elements of Metal Church, Metallica, Slayer are sprinkled throughout, influences nothing more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A solid Metal album that if you want something heavy but not the cement mixer level you MUST check this out. Humachine <\/em>from Primal is one of the prime releases of 2023. Don\u2019t be caught without it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Glenn Rogers is back with a vengeance! The sophomore release of Primal entitled Humachine, out…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1020],"tags":[518],"class_list":["post-9854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-primal-d82"],"yoast_head":"\n