Need is a metal band from Greece who play that hybrid style of several metal genres, that I do not care to give a name to (nor I care for genre names in general but anyway). They released their first album "The Wisdom Machine" in 2006. We became friends cause we liked each other's music (at least I did) and I have watched them live a couple of times.
Siamese God is heavy as hell, but melodic as well. Though you can hear their influences very clearly I think, bands like Nevermore, Pantera, Tool, Fates Warning, and a touch of Meshuggah, to me they have something very original in their sound that may come more to the surface in the future. Almost the entirety of the album is for neverending headbanging, except some more melodic moments like in "Lie Before You Sleep" for example, a song perfect for midday hours on MTV but, you know, in a good way. Other songs I really liked were "Rainy Pieces of Hell", "Soon", "Siamese God" and "War/ning" which is also the first (and only?) videoclip of the album. Wait for the final song to finish and you'll get as a bonus track "Nickles 'n Dimes" a Dimebag Darell tribute song that the band has already released for free download.
As for less musical stuff now... I'm not thrilled with the artwork to be honest, I basically hate this bird, whatever it is, though the whole idea is good I think and it helps get the feeling of the album. In a difficult era for the music industry, Need decided to release Siamese God through Venerate Industries. If you 're from Greece though you may find it in press and news stands via Rock Hard's distribution network. I wonder how much this, finding CDs in news stands, is going to last, not that I am for OR against it.
In general Siamese God is a good buy, I think people who love heavy music will enjoy it. Let me tell you this though: if you believe the album is just ok, watch them live (on tour with Jon Oliva's Pain and Neverland), I'm sure it sounds much much better this way, as it was the deal with their debut. I mean really, they are a kick ass live band!
Useful links: http://www.myspace.com/siamesegod (listen the whole album for free), http://www.myspace.com/needband, http://www.needband.com
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