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Band: RECOURSE
Country: USA
Product title: Weakening the Structure
Kind of product: Full-lenght CD
Release year: 2005
Label: Devil Doll Records
Genre: hardcore thrash death
Line-up: Troy Norwood (v)
        Bill Hawthorne (g)
        Jason Stallings (b)
        Rich Schaefer (d)
Tracks: 1. Frail Existence
       2. Point Blank
       3. Weight of the World
       4. Weakening the Structure
       5. Nature of Conflict
       6. Eyes Burned Shut
       7. Fallout
       8. Scorched Earth
Total time: 27:09 min.

Review: I really don't know if they considere this product as a full-lenght album or as a MCD, but I said it's a full-lenght because it has the presentation as one and there are 8 tracks on it, not very short too (as SOD did on their "Speak English or Die" album). This is thrash/death metal with not so many forte points in it, old-style, simple and powerful. The rhythmic section gives some groove to the music, but I think it's not enough to make this a great album. After listening these tracks several times I saw what's their problem: the vocal lines. The guy has a good voice, but he doesn't use it in a catchy way so that it's quite boring at times and that ruins all the work the other guys are doing. This Cd is released in 2003 by Smutchisle Music and I think Devil Doll re-released it without a further re-mastering or something. The last track features John Gallagher from Dying Fetus and that's a bit different and a more complex track. Hopefully they'll do the same in the future as well. The whole album is produced by John Gallagher.

Contact: www.devildollrecords.com