| As I sit here at work listening to the onslaught of the heavy heavy music
of ankla I can't help but to bang my head to this great cd. Ankla is everything
that heavy music should be and more! First of all, all of the elements of a
good metal cd are here: a singer that has great pipes to yell and grunt, a
drummer that has a faster double kick than a machine gun fires, and a guitarist
that can shred! Ramon Ortiz (guitarist) started this band after leaving Puya
with the dream of creating a heavier band...well, he definitely succeeded.
The special thing about Ankla is that they infuse the musical sounds of Ortiz's
native Puerto Rico in perfectly with the heavy sound they are creating. Where other
"metal" bands try to follow a tired formula of heavy singing and music broken up
by light guitar and pop vocals, Ankla seperates themselves from the masses by
staying heavy and incorporating latin rhythm.
I think a latin presence could be established a bit more to make this cd even more
original, but I see great things for this band if they can keep it together. Great
CD for metal fans, this band is quite talented and could easily be distinguished
as one of the rising stars in metal today.
~ Drew
November 07 2007 |
