This is metal-core, through and through. Machine gun drums and lightning fast guitar riffs come at you out of nowhere like a tornado only to drop you right into a vicious slow groove that will have you wind-milling with the best of them. John Pope's frantic, hoarse screams are not too far off from that of Zao's. Fans of Zao and Spitfire beware: This CD could become addicting. For ordering info, write: Clenchedfist Records, PO Box 10571, Wilmington NC 28404
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Chris KingMetalcore...the problem with genre labels is that they are so limiting. Narcissus has a hybrid metal/hardcore song structure and playing style, with a meaty metallic sound. Scattered here and there you will find death metal style chaotic outbursts and trippy guitar effects breaking up the potential monotony. These things make them a good solid "metalcore" band, but what really sets Narcissus…Similar sounding releases
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