Criminal Element - Guilty As Charged

A sort of ‘all star’ death metal act featuring members and former members of Suffocation, Dying Fetus and Misery Index, Criminal Element has a solid debut to their name. The ten principal tracks gracing Guilty As Charged are cleverly written, efficiently executed, convincingly energetic and brutal. My only complaint concerns the production which doesn’t do these songs as much justice as they would have if more bass was mixed in. The lack of sufficient bass in the production tends to make the songs sound thinner than they would if performed before an audience, particularly where the blast beats and fills are concerned. The Exciter and Carnivore covers mentioned below are only available on the European release.

1. Blood Money
2. Shots Fired
3. Snitch Bitch Homicide
4. Smash And Grab
5. Unjust Incarceration
6. Murder One
7. Guilty As Charged
8. Future Felon
9. Habitual Offender
10. Suicide By Cop
11. Pounding Metal (cover Exciter)
12. Angry Neurotic Chatholic (cover Carnivore)
Lacerated Enemy Records
Reviewer: Dave Wolff
Feb 26, 2009
Next review: Criminal - Sicario

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