Valthellina

SNP

There are no words to describe what I am feeling right now. There is probably […]
By Yiannis Dafopoulos
May 20, 2008
SNP - Valthellina album cover

There are no words to describe what I am feeling right now. There is probably someone who can't hear my cries and I am left here alone surrounded by Italian Metal bands that want to steal my kidney! Seriously now, I have reviewed so many Italian bands recently that either I will be considered as Italy's national hero for its underground scene or their worst enemy when they read my reviews.

Did you know that these guys are active for 18 whole years? Yeah, I didn't know that, too. One thing I realized about them is that they probably release an album every 6 years, since this is only their third full-length release. Whether they have faced many difficulties or they are not the hard workers they should be.

The release of this album was something I still haven't clearly understood since the booklet mentions Lost Sound Records, a site I was reading said it is self released and the band's website says something, but I unfortunately do not know Italian. Anyway...

The Italian metallers present their third studio album and probably expect to do something with it. The band's music is somewhere between Metalcore and modern Thrash Metal with some slight groovy Nu Metal touches. Definitely not something I hear for the first time. SNP managed to have a decent production for their new album and have really worked offering some nice ideas, but this kind of music is almost everywhere and I have been really bored of listening to bands copying each other.

If you are looking for some modern Metal and you are into the whole Metalcore/Nu Metal stuff you will probably like SNP. For the rest of you, there are much better releases out there.

5 / 10

Mediocre

"Valthellina" Track-listing:

Hate For Hate
Made In Hell
Disorder In My Eyes
Fire Down Below
Valthellina
Today You Die
Killing Sound
Route Of Pain
1987
Black Jack

SNP Lineup:

Reggy - Vocals, Guitar
Piero - Guitar
Pietro - Bass, Backing Vocals
Sergio - Drums

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