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""In Your Spine"-review"

chILL - In Your Spine [digisingle] (02/2010)
PostDateIcon Friday, 22 January 2010 00:52 | PDF Print E-mail
Reviews - 2010



Yet again another example of those X-files cases, where bands with a long history (and in this case even a full-length album) and still only a limited access to background info, suddenly pop out from somewhere and throw their latest release into your face. Always gives me this "did I miss something" feeling, but what to expect from a country with more bands than inhabitants.
So what would agent Scully and Mulder think of chILL's latest 2-track single, mixed by Monsteriser bulk Miitri Aaltonen, who has already been responsible for getting the sound of Mokoma, Stam1na or Kotiteollisuus on tape. Quite mysterious that this unknown band catches this famous guy… but all mystery aside - "In Your Spine" simply rocks! The sound totally blows away. The mixture of NuMetal, Alternative and Rock might be a lot to stomach for some, but chill play it very well. American NuMetal reminding of Korn to Metalcore-minted blasting a lá Finnish Nicole, while the entity suggests a lot of Swedish banging influences as Meshuggah, The Haunted or One Man Army. Topped off with catchy chorus lines that make Diablo blush yellow-green. But it's really better to hear it on your own than having someone categorizing it, especially as chILL can't really be tagged with anything. The only stamp the single "In Your Spine" deserves is "excellent". While "Madluck" and "Rotten Apples" could be too much and clutter-like for many who can’t deal with versatile bands, headbangers who look for something more than the known schemes and voices, and favour unpredictability will gladly help chILL into a broader spotlight. In fact, Jouni Rantanen and Helend Jantsikene’s vocals could be the deal breaker. That said, without them the hooks of especially "Madluck" wouldn't be so addictive.

“In Your Spine” will be released on 1st February and can be downloaded on the band's homepage.



9 / 10


Alexandra Zischow - 22.01.2010 / www.tuskasi.com
- Alexandra Zischow / www.tuskasi.com


Discography

In Your Spine-promo (2010)
Controlled chaos-LP (2008)
What Counts-EP (2004)
The Brighter The Nights-EP (2002)

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chILL's music can be described as some kind of "controlled chaos", where catchy rock blends seamlessly into modern metal. Grungy vocals and monster metal riffs mixed with plenty of catchy hooks and beautiful melodies will keep you coming back for more. Lyrics tell real stories of life, death, love, betrayal, hate, violence, addiction and alienation in a world that seems more and more chaotic every day. Man's compulsive need to destroy himself and everything surrounding him never seizes to amuse.

"In Your Spine" is chILL's new 2-song promo mixed by Miitri Aaltonen (MOKOMA, STAM1NA, VIIKATE, KOTITEOLLISUUS...). The release is promoting chILL's forthcoming album and giving everyone a little heads up of what's to come. "In Your Spine" is released through a fairly new finnish indie record label TWISTED ENTERTAINMENT. The label's first release was chILL's widely disputed debut album "controlled chaos" in 2008. chILL continues to divide people's opinions with "In Your Spine" by mixing catchy, grunge driven rock with modern metal in a very distinct way, that will surely be disputed by many but dismissed by none. The lyrics deal with loss of someone close and the release is dedicated to a dear, deceased friend of the band's. One of the reasons why the release was decided to be distributed freely. From the first of February the songs and original artwork of "In Your Spine" are available for download FREE at the band's website @ www.chILLinyourspine.com.

chILL is something entirely different... Hate it or love it, just try to keep an open mind.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/chILLfinland