Solitary - The Diseased Heart Of Society (EN)

Since 1994 the english thrashers of Solitary exist and they published their debut in 1998, hence long before the re-emergence of the original thrash metal. However, they never played in the front rows of the thrash revival. Have they not been in the right place at the right time? Perhaps their third disc can tell us about this. And to state it right at the beginning, it gives the listener an accurate information about that question. But one after another:

An acoustic intro directs the opener "Wait" before the handbrake is finally released and they pace at a high speed. All genre-type trademarks are thus driven right at the beginning, but the reef in the strophe is to be described as rather ok than great since it won't encourage the inclined listeners to do some headbanging. In the chorus, the tempo is slightly raised and the tension is still a bit more decreased. It's not like the offering is incredibly bad, but it is simply average.

"Trigger Point Atrocity" does not make his job any better and the singing is getting boring, too. The voice of the singer reminds me a little of Harlott's genre colleagues, only a little deeper and rounder. In the long run, however, this is very monotonous.

"Anthem Of Regret" is a little slower and flirts with elements of the Neo Thrash. It is held in medi-tempo and heavily double-bass-accentuated. The song brings a bit of variety in the whole matter, but does not tear me away from the stool for a long time.

The shortest songof the album, "Unidentified", makes me listen up for the first time, since it finally pushes uncompromisingly forward and does not bore within the refrain. The singer lets the sow out properly and screams around. Guys, it works! A few more songs of this caliber could have lifted the album to a higher level. "Edge Of Violence" hits the same score again before the outro, "Humanity's Decline" brings some disillusionment again.

Conclusion:
Solitary have a basically average Thrash Metal album at the start with "The Diseased Heart Of Society", which is enhanced by two strong songs in the second half. Because of the rivalry of good and very good thrash metal bands nowadays, an album, which receives at most the predicate "a little above the average", leaves the listener only with a tired shoulder twitch however. Thrasher may still risk an ear.

Rating: 6/10

Recommendation: none