Osh-Red Universe

whatever this is- it sure is metal and it sure is good, although I don"t have the guts to actually try to fit OSH in any category.Immagine a very big desert. From one side comes progressive metal.from other side comes pure death metal.From the west comes some heavy metal and from the south some jazz.They all meet at a crossroad and crossroad is called OSH. The album begins with a percution part that sounds lke a popular instrument used in Romanian monasteries called"toaca"" and continues with death metal riffs, a screaming voice, rhythm breaks, gallops, jazzy breakdowns and then some- whatever this is , it's good and it's metal like I never heard before! A great wave of energy is what this album is mainly about, and if this is a sign of what the metal of teh third millenium is gonna be, I am happy to say that these are great news! What else can I say? I can probably try making a good old fashioned review- but I won't This album has to be listened- otherwise is like trying to explain colours to a blind man.

9.5/10
December 2002- Simona