Fantazmaz debut album review by Punk77
It seems to be the trend to produce albums at speed and make them a lot shorter to capture the raw energy of the band. Brazil’s Fantazmaz join the Lambrini Girls and Split Dogs in the speed stakes, but take the prize by doing their self-titled LP in just two days!
They were obviously rehearsed as everything is lean, tight and taut as fuck with not a single ounce of fat present. The band is frontwoman Thami, guitarist Raf Oliver, and bassist Chokito. The added spice to the band is ex UK Subs Jamie Oliver on drums and he provides a rock solid backbeat.
This debut positively fizzes with attitude and venom. Songs explode at double and triple speed with fierce riffs and unexpected guitar twangs and in places remind me of those classic Dangerhouse singles by the Avengers and Bags.
Picks Warhead, Pobreza En Violencia, Distortion, Scars Of Downtown, and Bullet. I also like the way they bookend the album with two quiet, slow tracks. The latter, Just Before Hell Comes Around, is a strange and hynotic affair which sounds almost Marylin Mansonsesque with its male and female vocals and a start that sounds like it’s going to be a Soulfly song (Back To The Primitive).
In short, the whole lot hangs together well and a great debut.
“The album is angry and frustrated, pretty much because we don’t see a future,” explains Thami. “Chances are slim that we’re getting out of this global mess, and honestly, we don’t care much about explaining why. It’s right there for everyone to see. That’s the sentiment — listen to the album.
“We recorded the whole thing in two days at Monolith Studio. It was straightforward and honest — first day for drums, second day for guitars, bass, and vocals. The songs had been written for a while, and we just thought, why the hell not drop a full album? So, we went in and laid it down, raw and real. This is our first full album, and we’re bloody excited for it to finally come out.”
Word has it their live show is equally as frenetic and in your face. Catch them at Rebellion. Album pre-order here.
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