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In At The Deep End have a knack for picking out decent bands. The recent success of Gallows and previous efforts in the past few years by Send More Paramedics, Sylosis, Suicide Silence and Beecher have made it one of the most well known, independent UK labels. Sanzen are the latest addition to the IATDE roster and should hopefully reap some success on this impressive debut album.
Hailing from Nottingham and featuring members of My War, they have a lot of experience to build on, so what is the outcome then? A pretty rockin one at that. With 10 songs clocking in at just over 30 minutes and some pretty decent riffing going on this should please people.
A big ball of metallic, rock’n’roll played with loads of aggression and energy. Bringing to mind Cancer Bats, Everytime I Die and Botch with more influence on the rock side of it. In fact the ETID influence is the one that most people will pick up on. Fans of that band would dig this but it’s not a generic clone of the Americans sound it’s tempered by decent songs to back it up and the occasional breakdown.
It does occasionally slip into a generic metal part that slows it somewhat but that’s usually knocked on the head quickly enough. You have another decent UK band to add to the ever growing list.
Listen: www.myspace.com/sanzen
Tracklist:
1. This is Gun City
2. I’ll be Leaving
3. Prepare For The Worst
4. Modus Operandi
5. Escape The South
6. Black And White Bomb Show
7. The Reflections of Knives In Green Water
8. Black December
9. Better Let Him Sleep
10. I Knew Today Would Come For Years
