Sawthis ‘Youniverse’

Formed in 1997, after 16 years, in June 2009 Sothis formerly Anestesia have been forced to change their name yet again to Sawthis because an American Black Metal band has now obtained exclusive rights to the name. The guitarist Andrea Giordano has now left Sawthis due to musical differences and has been replaced by Janos Murri, who has long-standing experience. Sawthis are now finishing the mixing of their new album Youniverse. Here is our track-by-track review .

The Logical Colours: This track closes its embrace around the aural with a blistering malevolence as it pounds furiously into an apocalyptic abyss. Typical of its thrash nature but none the less immense and potent in musical quality. Vocally superb this will leave scorch marks on the listener’s ears as it reaches its climax.

 The Waking Up: This possesses an evil thunderous rhythm with equally damming vocal enterprise. It lurches in a jerky momentum and gives off superb primal aggression.

The voice falls on me: Powerfully scourging, its lethal intent obvious to even the un-tuned ear. The harmonious gait is unparalleled and possesses some mesmeric antagonistic moments with clear unbridled rhythms.

The Disturbed: Another venomous track that holds little regard for the ears and drenched in a solid powerful rhythm. Confrontational it chews feverishly upon a bed of rapacious riffs and is highly absorbing.

The Crowded Room: A more slow and sinister track that is unique I its own right, holding compelling contagious rhythms and deep grooves. A truly insatiable track that possesses great harmonious qualities and powerful riffs.

The Indelible: A more malevolent feel to this one as it brews up some mind bending riffs and quality rhythmic sway. Eating, like a corrosive liquid into the aural it simply burns and bristles with intensity caused by the frenzy of deep musical passion contained within it.

The Impure Soul: A slower maelstrom of mesmerising beats, wrap themselves greedily around the aural cavities with sheer abandon, but soon raises the roof as the track unfolds and brings its own rewards with a sonic array of riffs.

The Spotlight: Brilliant atmospheric track that bubbles with intent. Richly inspiring it bounces on a frenzied rhythm. The harmonies bring the track to a climax but although it contains momentous musical qualities the vocals sound a little mixed up, so it gives off the impression the vocals do not fit into the track but should be on another, which is a shame.

 The Mad: Unique track, full of ambiance with distinct qualities, which show clearly another side to the band, however returns to its comfort zone of thrash and harmonies quickly. Still one powerful track that deserves credit.

The Switch: Rippling with a mighty intense power that is all consuming and engrossing, fast and brimming with strenuous arms and carries a jagged little rhythm that packs a punch to the nether regions.

The Walking: Bubbling with more intensity and a rhythm that will slap you around the head with compelling qualities is one way to describe this track. It has an addictive presence but that should not surprise you as whole album bar one track unleashes a certain vicious spite and this is no exception to the Sawthis realm.

One mighty powerful album that holds more raucous moments than not. Sawthis love using the word ‘The’ and have incorporated it into all of their tracks.  The guitars simply grasp the senses, whilst the drums expand the sound continually, with sonic bass lures and vocal scourging complete with harmonies, this is an amazing album. With only one lapse of intensity ‘The Spotlight’ but the rest of the album goes on to overwhelm the listener with a rugged infusion of compelling ferocity and so I can forgive them for that one lapse.

9/10