{"id":39772,"date":"2006-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/carnevil\/"},"modified":"2006-05-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-26T00:00:00","slug":"carnevil","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/carnevil\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnevil"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If not for Interstate 4 allowing Orlando, Florida to
\nsiphon off a couple of central Florida credits in spawning Tampa’s
\nheavy metal heroes Savatage and Iced Earth, the city would forever
\nbe linked musically to sugary pop bands such as the Backyard Boys
\nand *NSync and vanilla rock groups like Creed and Seven Mary
\nThree.<\/p>\n

This overlying thought contributed to my anticipation
\nof hearing the new self-produced and titled release from the
\nCentral Florida metal band Carnevil. Anchored by the backline of
\nAnthony Lupo on drums and David Gibbons on bass guitar, the band
\nbenefits from the fact that instrumentally four-fifths of the unit
\nhas spent their high school years together playing as students at
\nOviedo High School. New to the band is Carnevil’s vocalist, Chuck
\nBoyer, who impresses on this self-titled release by nailing the
\nvocals on the two covers the band performs — Alice in Chains’ “Man
\nIn The Box” and Slayer’s “Seasons In The Abyss.”<\/p>\n

While it’s easy to judge a band’s ability to perform
\ncovers given the comparison targets, I find myself wanting to hear
\nthe band speed up both of the song’s tempos because I think the
\nband is a tight enough unit to pull it off. I also have a feeling
\nthat Boyer’s melodic penchant in his vocal delivery would benefit
\nfrom the challenge — or in this case — an infusion of aggression.
\nThese two songs would also benefit from added flair and
\npersonality.<\/p>\n

Covers aside, though, the first Carnevil original,
\n“Stare,” utilizes a hypnotic Pantera-style loop that gives Boyer
\nthe creative platform to showcase an intriguing vocal tenacity,
\npeaking with the line “just because you drive a big expensive car \/
\nand you got those fancy clothes” before convincingly and menacingly
\nscowling that “it doesn’t give you the fucking right \/ to walk by
\nlooking down your nose!” After repeated listens to this EP, I find
\nthis line and complementing instrumentation to be crowning moments
\nin the emerging Carnevil listening experience.<\/p>\n

While I mentioned Creed earlier and have never been a
\nfan of that band, I can’t help but draw a loose comparison to them
\nduring the intro to “What You Did”, a Carnevil original which could
\neasily frame the line “a court is in session” from “My Own Prison.”
\nFortunately for all of us, Boyer’s vocal range quells the thought
\nat the first change in instrumental pace. Additionally, “New For
\nMe” has guitarists Chris Behan and Nate Naymick mixing a power
\nmetal approach with their axe work to several dashes of Boyer’s
\ndeath metal growling. Mixing the two metal stylings is where
\nCarnevil creatively shines the brightest.<\/p>\n

All in all, Carnevil has the pieces in place to
\nbecome the next five-headed metal monster out of Central Florida,
\nwith each of their original songs showcasing different styles and
\narrangements. This is important as their penchant for variety has
\nme believing that this self-titled release will soon have folks
\noutside of Florida recognizing that the metal scene in the state
\nhas new blood in its veins.<\/p>\n

[For more information on the band, visit www.wearecarnevil.com<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n

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