THE ZIMMERMANN NOTE - New Deception

THE ZIMMERMANN NOTE
New Deception
Inner Strength Records
8/10




TZN is a group which sounds more core than it really is due to the fact that the bass drum is less than prominent in the mix. What you are hearing from the drums is a lot of snare, a lot of cymbal and a bit of the aerial toms. In terms of speed, you have to respect their use of souped-up pseudo blast beats which emphasize some very traditional sounding metal riffs of several different styles.

Having said that, the drums could certainly be much louder and with a bit more compression and maybe a juicier sounding set of hats. So many things end up sounding less like Lamb Of God and more like Winter Solstice because of it. Axe-wise, The Zimmerman Note has a lot of great things happening here.

Most types of metal and hardcore fans will get into the grinding riffs and wicked scales fairly quickly. The group can also kick things up a notch in the technical department performance-wise. The MCD is also successful of striking at the root of things without becoming a sleeper in terms of arrangement and overall songwriting. All of these tracks fit very well together. The packaging contains a map, which is always handy when you’re out cruising around selected areas of France, Belgium and Germany. Seriously, it is.

Lyrically, you’ll find this record to be angry and impressionistic. Topically, for instance, this is some pretty heavy matter that might be interpreted in a many number of ways. Considering the five track collection’s packaging, one might believe that the thematic substance of intent is war. If so, these meanings are underlying in many areas of the recordings whereas generalizations and random thoughts are often conjoined.

But irregardless of all of these factors, if you enjoy metal and you’re looking to get your ass kicked with some extraordinarily slamming, heavy music, ‘New Deception’ will do the trick quite nicely. These songs all jam pretty well in a unique manner and the band members each put forth a good amount of individual effort.

If you listen to a lot of weak music or think Roses Are Red is a really heavy band, then The Zimmerman Note may be just a tad too abrasive, heavy and blissfully deep for you.


Written By: Musclehead