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Mayday Pulse was formed in 2006 by vocalist Mike Bashore, drummer Andrew Kapp, guitarists Kevin Leaman and Chris Shay, and bassist Ira Vogel. The band immediately went to work on a batch of songs and started recording at Assembly Line Studios in Vienna, Virginia in November 2006. What came out of those sessions was a set of three skull crushing songs for the band’s debut recording, a three-song EP entitled Order of Self Destruction. Unfortunately, in March 2007, bass player Ira Vogel had to leave the band due to personal issues. Undaunted, Mayday Pulse hired new bassman Juan Rodriguez and hit the club circuit, having the honor of sharing the stage with black metal legends Behemoth and Canadian metal stars 3 Inches Of Blood at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Opening cut “Call Me A Cynic” starts off with some impressive drum beats that would seem perfectly at home on a progressive metal song, but then the grind of the string smashing guitars takes over and the intricate drumming morphs into all out percussive warfare! Mike Bashore pukes out some gruesome vocals which are par for the course in this genre, but fit the mood of the music perfectly. This ain’t no love song, but it's perfect if you need something to listen to while demolishing an entire city block! “Extravagance Of Apologies” is the metal music equivalent of Godzilla and Mothra waging war in downtown Lebanon…complete chaos! Rapid artillery fire disguised as guitars and drums leave you bloody and helpless before the pace slows down to some very nice guitar melodies and a throbbing bass lick before the slabs of concrete riffs and agonizing screams continue to pound whatever is left standing after the initial attack. If this were real…Lebanon would be a federal disaster area. The final track of the EP is “When In Rome”, and I advise you not to blast this track at full volume if you ever visit Rome because you might inadvertently destroy what is left of the Colosseum! But you can blast it at home on your stereo all you want! Then you just have to worry about shattered windows, blown speakers, car alarms going off, buildings losing pieces of brick, mothers taking their kids off the streets, and of course, the police issuing you a summons for violating noise ordinances! However, at the end of the day you’ll still be happy because you just listened to a short but sweet surgical metal strike! Guitarists Leaman and Shay deliver no-frills destruction with their heavy handed riffs. Departed bassist Vogel did a fine job on his lone recording with the band with his bowel-trembling bass licks. Drummer Andrew Kapp’s performance is very impressive as he not only can trash his kit with frenetic skin pounding, but can also kick out some very nice odd beats which have a very progressive feel. Mike Bashore’s vocals are the typical fare for this genre as I have mentioned before, but they do the job admirably on this recording as he rips out his vocal cords with his angry delivery. If you are a fan of slick riffing, epic passages and clean vocals, you may want to look elsewhere. But if you enjoy straight out mosh pit inducing, ass kicking, face punching, gut smashing, crotch kicking thrash and death metal, you will definitely want to add Mayday Pulse’s short but strong debut offering to your CD’s-to-buy list. There’s nothing subtle about it…unless you consider a baseball bat to the head subtle! Review written by: Matt B. |
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Mayday Pulse - Order of Self Destruction
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