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"SO GOOD THAT IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S THIER FIRST CD."- Hails & Horns Magazine
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THIS DISK IS FILLED W/ HARDHITTING RIFFS, POUNDING DRUMS, TIME CHANGES GALORE, & LATIN PERCUSSION."- Amp Magazine
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Man of Sorrows (Self-Titled Debut)
Has this ever happened to you? You go see a band that is headlining a show, cause word in the street is “this is a must see band!” You arrive to the show, and the “must see band,” is actually way over hyped. Luckily, you arrive early and catch a new band that is just building its foundation in town. To your surprise this was the performance you were hoping to see and hear all week. This was the case during a recent visit to San Antonio’s Rock City where I had the fortune to catch the Alamo City’s very own, Man of Sorrows.
From the first song to the last of their set, the band enthusiastically and passionately delivered an amazing performance. The band led by long-standing vocalist/guitarist Damian Omen (formerly of ‘The Ousla’) blasted through a set of songs from their recently released self-titled debut out on Hairball8 Records. Delivering a fine blend of ‘Ill Nino-esque’ tunes highlighted by Damian’s varied voices and additional percussion, the band is a true representation of the blissful combination of melody and heaviness some bands spend their entire careers trying to perfect. They are undoubtedly the leaders in ‘tribal-core metal’ in this town!
Man of Sorrows is also delivering a different and blessed message within their music that many of us to do not encounter enough in the scene. The entire band, who are admitted active Christians and parishioners of San Antonio’s only underground church, Rise Above, sing of spiritual warfare, overcoming obstacles in life and praising God. Thus, this self-titled release is not your everyday slab of metal madness. However, if you are wise enough to respect the message, then these 11 songs will have you banging you head and more so, building a fondness for what Man of Sorrows is subtly accomplishing.
Produced out of Looney Bin Studios the cds sounds is also above standard giving our favorite tracks like ‘Oracion’, ‘Lest I Fall’, ‘Before I Suffer’ and ‘Walls’ the added gusto they deserve when listening at home. Fans who spend their hard earned cash on this disc will undoubtedly feel satisfaction in receiving their money’s worth.
In closing, we here at the program are already big fans of Man of Sorrows. Our hope is that we will be able to deliver them through video on Robb’s MetalWorks by year’s end. Till then, go by the band’s my space page at: link to hear for yourself all I have proclaimed in this review. Man of Sorrows is truly a light amongst the heard of bands out there. They must be “weapons in the hands of God!!”
Robb Chavez
- www.robbsmetalworks.com
Discography
Man Of Sorrows - Self Titled Released Fall 2006.
The tracks "Refined" and " Dry Bones" are both on rotation on 99.5 Kiss Texas Traxx radio show.
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Bio
Walking the ever-expanding line between hardcore and metal, Man Of Sorrows are a band pushing the boundaries of both genres. With nods to 80s hardcore and metal as well as taking inspiration from the current metalcore scene, Man Of Sorrows are also quite evidently creating a unique sound all their own.
Formed in 2005, Man of Sorrows locked themselves in a rehearsel room for almost a year. MOS did not leave until they created a unique and heavy sound that they could all agree would definately turn heads and melt faces. Coming out of the gates it was clear that MOS was ready to make an impact on the local SA scene.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Damian Muñoz screams, wails, and croons through the daily struggles and victories we all share. Be teleported on a spiritual journey of your soul through these songs of redemption, wrath, love, and discovery. This is the new sound of Christian Metal.
Man of Sorrows signed onto HairBall8 Records’ Christian sub-label Paloma Sound in the Spring of 2006, and have released their debut album internationally in the Fall of 2006 through Redeye Distribution. Also look for Man of Sorrow’s music to be available in August through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, SONY Connect, Yahoo, and AOL Music. And you can buy the CD direct from the HairBall8 Records webstore. Man of Sorrows is also available at Best Buy as well as through Best Buy.com.
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