This album by Burnt by the Sun is a totally heavy,
rhythmically satisfying experience. The music is chock full of jagged,
aggressive beats that occasionally break out into some nice blasting.
On top of the tight drumwork are equally well played guitars and bass,
whose varied tones keep things fresh. The vocals are almost entirely done
in an aggressive scream/shout. The last track, "Rebecca," is
a peaceful guitar only instrumental that rounds off the 35 minutes of
angst very nicely.
The Condor likens the music and vocals on Soundtrack
to the Personal Revolution to the music of Pantera. I dunno, I never
liked Pantera nearly as much as this. We'll call it the intelligent, thinking
man's Pantera. This is certainly true, and taking a look at the lyrics
will show that the band actually has some thoughts in their head and some
creative expression.
So, there are plenty of reasons to get this, even
if it's only to have an album with song titles like "Dracula with
Glasses," "Soundtrack to the Worst Movie Ever," "Dow
Jones and the Temple of Doom," and "Shooter McGavin" (the
bad guy from the movie "Happy Gilmore." Yes!). Maelstrom seal
of approval.
