Then there's the fact that everything sounds grainy.  Nothing's in time, and they've clearly just had to make do with the vocals, which are only occasionally adequate enough to ignore.

All this puts plenty of black marks against "Slicer" before you've even started to consider the music. It sounds like it was written by somebody who hasn't actually heard a rock band, but has read about one in a book.  Plodding chugs and sub-Mastodon riffs lead to inevitable, hideous solos.  The only vague compliment you can give to this album is that it contains a song about Final Fantasy VII, which was a great game.  Other than that, forget it.

Reviewed by Nick Oakden
Slicer is out now on Splicer Recordings

You’ll like this if… you've already listened to all other metal bands ever, and there's nothing else left