Death Metal is the new Pop of the Heavy Metal scene; it seems that there is an over abundance of Death (or something else) Metal groups out there. I can relate to the need of such a sound to the fact that society and everyday life is filled with pain, violence and loss to a greater degree than ever, thus an artist relates to such feelings. But as many overpopulated genres you have to create something new and extraordinary or you will be just another fish in the ocean.
SUBHUMAN is a band that came to the Heavy Metal scene 10 years late and in an industry such as music timing is everything. Profondo Rozzo is their first full-length album following the 2005 Delirio No1 EP. As the album title suggests they are from Italy and, yes, all songs are in the Italian language, thank the almighty because it's better to sing in your native tongue than trying to speak English and sounding like a low budget Italian mafia movie of the 80s. What I was saying is that SUBHUMAN came late, their style is old and you get tired because if you follow this genre you have heard it before.Although there are many pros in order for someone to choose and listen to Profondo Rozzo the fact remains that you will not find anything surprising in this album. The good thing is that this is their first album and from the band's abilities one can tell that they can do better.
Fabrizio's voice is strong, guttural and heavy, he can modify his tone when necessary and he sings like he means it setting the mood for this Thrash/Death album. Political and social songs that actually make sense is also a plus to the album (yes, I hate the remove his intestines and let them out to dry because I do not have a dictionary in my house to write a good song and I believe in Satan but live with my mommy and drink only orange juice). The guitars are good, frantic and their combination brings all the Thrash energy that a Death Metal album needs forth. Francesco's drums keep all these things together in a very old-school way, his drumming is technical and fits perfect with the technical playing of the other instruments.
SUBHUMAN must prove to the Heavy Metal scene that they can do more or at least maintain their quality so they can survive, there are too many bands that play as good as SUBHUMAN and they want the same thing as SUBHUMAN does. Fans should check them out and put them in the promising side of their CD collection.