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Another very good release that landed recently in my mailbox is this CD from the Seattle based band M.T.F.
before you jump from your chair- please note : THIS is not a grunge band, Steel and Fire does not deal in commercial shit.
This is a good heavy/speed band in the root of Pantera and Old Metallica, and it brings honour to the place it came from, as this is indeed ONE BAD ASS CD.
This band has what it takes to make good metal, and there is no doubt in my head that they can make it on the big stages, and the fact they just landed themselves a nice contract proves I am right.
Now, there have been a lot of trends in the metal of the past 15 years, and most of them have been dreadful- see grunge and NU metal, but I am happy to say that thsi band sounds like in the good old days of the eighties- it's strong, it's fast, it's furious, it has strong riffs , a good vocal line and a drummer than smashes.
Add to the concuction some serious musical experience- these guys are no rookies , and you can see that from the sound of this CD, which proves without doubt that these guys are accomplished musicians, and I would not be surprised to hear that they have been around the block for a while now, at least they sound like it!
The quality of the music is one of the highest I have heard this year, and considering that the band has produced it themselves, it deserves even higher appreciation.