Too Pure To Die - Confess (Mean Street, December 2008)

TOO PURE TO DIE
Confess
(Trustkill)

Release date: Jan. 13

Iowa may have spawned another act that is not connected to Slipknot and is making some noise of their own. Too Pure To Die have all of the elements of modern metal — even amounts of raw and melodic vocals and plenty of memorable, chunky guitar riffs. But unlike most aggro-metal out there, Too Pure To Die isn’t entirely a wall of riffs and does sneak in some harmonies. Their sound has the heaviness of Pantera and Machine Head, with the melodic parts of Sevendust and Black Label Society. While they aren’t exactly the most groundbreaking band sound-wise, they make up for that with their energy. These guys show promise and could be something to look out for in the coming years.

Grade: B
REI NISHIMOTO