AM I BLOOD - AM I BLOOD
THE ATTACK OF THE METALLICA CLONES.
Am I blood's selftitled album was their first under the new name. They originally went under the name Metalli..., eeh, no excuse me, St.Mucus. In fact this album was originally released as a St.Mucus but now rebranded as Am I Blood. This Finnish band is more or less a Metallica rip off, even the album art has strong Master of Puppets vibes going on. I guess I was recommended this album due to being such a Metallica nerd back in the day. The music of Am I Blood reminds me of Metallica during the Justice and Black Album era but with a slightly more modern 90's touch to it. It's not as great as prime Metallica obviously but there are a few riffs and a pair of decent sounding songs on the album like 'Battlefreak' or 'Endless Energy'.
What reminds me most of Metallica is the vocalist Janne Kerminen, he is a deadringer for James Hetfield. It's such a ripoff that it feels a bit cheap listening to this but if you're really into Metallica and can't really listening to anything that sounds different from them, maybe this would suit your needs even if I think this is average at best.
Today the band has found a new vocalist but I'm not sure that they have found their own identity or if they still copy everything Metallica does. This thrash meets groove metal album is an average release at best but I guess some Metallica fans have enjoyed this album over the years. But for me, this isn't anything I would spend my days hunting down.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Nuclear Blast Year: 1997 Country: Finland Duration: 50:19 Tracks: 14 Genre: Thrash/Groove Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2/5 | |||||||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | ||||||||||
| Janne Kerminen - Vocals & Guitar Pekka Kulmala - Guitar Toni Grönros - Bass Sauli Suomalainen - Drums |
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