Genre: Thrash metal
Origin: Ireland
Released: 2006
Website: Slave Zero
Label: -
Uploaded: 11.07.06

He, Slayer anyone? Well, I can tell these guys sure are into �em!
The pain remits�s opening track (which also happens to be the title track) is a death-inspired thrash metal opus that at first throws me off balance with a metalcore-vibe. But after a little while I realize it�s just the vocals that are messing with me, and the reason is that they remind me a lot of Hatebreed. But don�t you worry, this is thrash metal! And that actually makes it a bit difficult for me, as I�m not really that skilled in the ways of thrash. I have a really hard time judging this. Slayer keeps popping up as soon as I start to analyse things. But don�t get me wrong, this is surely not a rip-off, it�s just that I�m too much of a novice to think of any other band. The thrash metal riffing is flavoured by a slick touch of death metal, and the melodic outcome is a harsh metal album of churning riffs, pounding drums and a harsh vocalist.
If it wasn�t for the fact that I know this is a self-released CD I�d eagerly be looking for the label logo. Every aspect of the album�s so professional it makes me wonder how much money they�ve actually put into it. But it also shows that they�re not into doing things half-arsed. The album�s 25 minutes long, and with only five songs that leaves five minutes per song. And that�s just too long. The power of the tunes fades a little over time, most obvious in the ending track Faceless. It doesn�t matter if you break down with melodic solos; 6:51 is just too long!

Tracklist:
01. The pain remits
02. I fear for you
03. Soul of ruin
04. Relief
05. Faceless