I count myself as blessed to
have been with God Forbid since the beginning.
I remember going to a show in NJ when hardly anybody was there. I showed because I thought their demo Matt
played for me had promise. Reject the
Sickness is a follow up 1st real album that slams as hard as any
band out there, especially those that walk the metalcore genre.
I remember talking with Dallas
at a party near Rutgers University in Jersey and he was like, “We want to play
hardcore shows because people are more into the music.” He described how playing metal shows was like
going to assembly of people that stood still with a scowl on their face and were
boring. To a certain extent I agree with
that. For example, starting a pit or any
movement at all at Dimmu Borgir’s first USA show was futile.
One can’t neglect the heaviness
of Reject the Sickness. This album is
far heavier than Slayer’s Reign in Blood.
Certainly, Dallas wasn’t meaning to disrespect metal bands like Slayer,
that much is clear! Around that time I
had recently seen Slayer live in Jersey, and believe me the crowd had no
shortage of movement, and that is not what he was speaking out against. Thus, it is such, following in the way of
their forefathers like Slayer, God Forbid instead of being a follower became
heavier than their predecessor. Slayer
did the same thing with Venom, and Venom did the same thing with Black Sabbath
and/or Deep Purple. And, it is no doubt
to me that every band has its influences.
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