Inscribe

Scar Culture

The first thing that drew my attention in the debut CD of the New Yorkers […]
By Dimitris Antoniou
February 2, 2002
Scar Culture - Inscribe album cover

The first thing that drew my attention in the debut CD of the New Yorkers "Scar Culture, is the fact that their producer is the one and only master of hardcore/thrash Billy Milano (SOD / MOD). "At least, I said to myself, "the sound will be for sure 100% heavy as a ton of bricks.

For sure I wasn't disappointed. "Inscribe is indeed as brutal and heavy as a Grind Death Metal band should be. Walking on the steps of Machine Head, Sepultura (in their Chaos AD era) and Grip Inc., Scar Culture launch their own violent attack to our speakers from the very first song after a quite creepy intro.
While being extremely brutal and noisy, they also manage to be very technical. They change rhythm and riffs many times in one song, which will tire you a bit, till you get used to it. The album has quite a few good moments like "Vision, "Keep it to Myself and "Dead Alone but it can become a bit boring to someone that's not much into hardcore/death. However, if you listen to it a few times, you will realize that this is not your average kid band, but a group of talented musicians with much potential in them.

I have to give many many credits to the amazing drummer of the band, Duke Borisov who is indeed a speed break machine. Just pay attention in the way he plays and you will know what I mean. The rest of the band is very well tight together and Milano did his best to show it as much as he could.

On the overall the album is good and impressive. Not an easy task to accomplish in your debut album if you ask me. I beleive we can expect even better stuff from them in the future. For now, if you want a massive brutal attack, this is your choice for this month.

6 / 10

Had Potential

"Inscribe" Track-listing:

intro
vision
keep it to myself
servant
reform reason
branded
dead alone
the devout
server all ties
phased
god of disgrace
color returns
s.y.d.

Scar Culture Lineup:

Pheroze Karai - vocals
John Conley - guitar
Frank Cannino - bass
Duke Borisov - drums/percussion

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