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Average Rating: 5
Band Name: Vore
Demo Title: Lord Of Storms
Band Members:Page Townsley (Guitar & Vocals), John Voelker (Guitar & Vocals), Glen Wheeler (Bass), Brian Marcinkiewicz (Drums)
Location:Fayetteville, AR
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    • Musashi's Review:
    This is one of those CDs that really does not belong in the category of "demo". Lord of Storms is an independently released ten song album. Vore is a band that I will be looking forward to hearing from in the near future. Vore have managed to produce a truly excellent metal album without being signed to a label. Furthermore, they have managed to get Relapse to sell the album through their mailorder department. I strongly recommend you go and buy it right now.

    The style is somewhere between death and black metal. Vore's sound is dark and rhythmic with lots of classical overtones and some interesting keyboard parts and samples. The riffs are really heavy, the songs are good, and the musicianship is excellent. One of my favorite songs is "Opaque" which is a ten minute long classical guitar piece. Truly an excellent piece of music by any standards. It's not at all trite or cheesy. It really is a wonderful piece of music that can stand on its own.

    Another favorite song of mine is "To Be A God." The song has some of the best guitar riffs on the record. The sound is heavy and thick. The more I listen, the more I like it. In fact, the whole CD is packed with good, machine gun guitar riffs. The album is very listenable. It is not so extreme or crazy as to make your head spin. Vore write good, rhythmically driven songs that hold your attention and make your head nod involuntarily.

    I have very few criticisms of this record. One criticism is that there are a couple of places where the recording sounds a little screwy. It could be me, but I think I'm hearing some weird clicks that shouldn't be there and I think I hear a dropout at one point. Another criticism is that the songs are all around the same tempo. If Vore spiced things up with a few faster tracks it would give a little spark to the album. Otherwise, they seem to have everything under control. Go see this band, check out their website and buy their CD.
    5 out of 5

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