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The long awaited sequel to Slaughter's last CD is here. And they have picked
up where they left off, and taken it a lot further. The CD runs a few styles, but the overall
sound is a stripped back groove laiden hard rocking one. The band kick off with a light hearted
grooving soft rocker 'American Pie', that'll have your foot stomping in no time. 'Heaven It
Cries' is a lot heavier, but still at a casual pace. On 'Tongue N Groove' the band start to let
loose, with a heavy rolicking tune, more reminisant of their past albums, than anything else on
here.
There are a couple of great anthem like tunes, the best of which is 'You Are My Everything', a
big hit if radio ever gives it a go. The ballads like 'Can We Find A Way' are also of great
quality. It seems the band get better with age, as this is their most mature and consistant
work to date.
There are a lot of acoustic driven tracks here, but fear not they are not whimpy in the least. In
most cases, the acoustic sound is only adding texture to the overall song. It is used with great
effect.
The inclusion of an Interactive portion is an added bonus for fans, with song clips, a photo
gallery and discography. If only more bands did this.
So as a whole this is a great collection of classic Slaughter tunes, with added maturity and a
healthy dose of experimentation, the new grooves proving very interesting indeed. Also check
out the track 'I'm Gone', it could be the heaviest Slaughter track ever!
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