
TAINTED: Carved & Created
By Ania Glowacz
This is one to blow you away completely. Straight in, hardcore metal, professional and polished, this album is absolutely astounding! It was recorded at York Street Studios, produced by Clint Murphy, with engineering by Clint and Simon Gooding with assistance from Nick Poortman. All parties can be extremely proud of their work, this is simply the best metal album NZ has produced to date, period. It is the second album for Tainted, a five-piece from Christchurch (Tim, Linly, Leith, Slim and Sean), who are world class. You don’t have to take my word for it – supporting Iron Maiden at the Westpac Stadium, endorsements from manufacturers including Jackson Guitars, these boys have got it in spades. Whilst you can pick hints of melodic Swedish death metal and Cradle Of Filth in there, this is really all original and all ours. No metal fan will be disappointed. High energy and hard out. Huge double kick pedal, massive crushing riffs, thundering drums and bass – it’s all there. You can wipe the floor clean with this one. Check out Scars with its Jakob intro, or just be reassured that this album is exceptional and of extremely high quality. Looks good, sounds incredible. •
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