REVIEW FOR JANUARY 11, 2004

GOLDAR!
GOLDAR!
A NEW LOW RECORDS, 2003
 
Yup, it's exactly what it seems like.  It's an "extreme metal" concept album about the Power Rangers, in particular the lion/monkey with wings that everyone loves to hate.  It's a stupid idea, yes.  Still, I admire the guy (who identifies himself as...um...GOLDAR!) for following through with the album.  Musically, this isn't actually bad.  GOLDAR! is a one-man band, sure, but "GOLDAR!'s" guitar skills are actually accomplished ("All For Rita" is quite touching aside from the fact that it's a ballad about Rita Repulsa) and the music can be quite thrashing/brutal at times.  The vocals also sound like Goldar, which of course means they're Cookie Monster vocals that fit the whole death/thrash vibe well.  Seriously, I was surprised "GOLDAR!" (see, I have to type it in all caps, look who I'm talking about here) was so good because the concept sounds really stupid.  Still, GOLDAR! was taken as far as it could possibly go and for that alone I give it a Hacksaw.
 
Now get cracking on that grindcore album based on Sonic X and make it sound like the fastest thing alive!
 
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