SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD Five Deadly Venoms 1.30.2010
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The new album was inspired by the 1978 cult martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, “Five Deadly Venoms”. It has a total of eleven new tracks.
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SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD Intelligent Design 11.12.2006
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Debut full-length for this independent outfit hailing from Texas. This is wonderful stuff. SDS primarily play theatrical progressive metal, extremely creative and with a marked avant-garde edge. Like all truly interesting contemporary bands, they subtly merge lots of diverse influences in a coherent musical vision. I hear Pain of Salvation similarities as well as a recurring 70s mildly symphonic prog vibe (but I can't mention specific comparisons... Definitely not the overly serious classic names like King Crimson, Genesis, etc... Maybe stuff like early Kansas?). The music is fronted by excellent male vocals: mostly midrange theatrical-styled, with growls very effectively employed here and there. The compositions have a Patton-esque type of avant-garde aura, and the quality of the songwriting is amazingly consistent throughout the disc. My personal favorites are "A Terrible Way To Use A Sword", "Catastrophic Obedience", "Escaping The Absynthe", as well as that irresistible catchy number that is "Radio Feeler". The musicianship is classy beyond words. "Intelligent Design" is an outstanding album that should be heard by all fans of progressive music.
author: Alberto from a C.D.Baby review on cdbaby.com
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SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD shaolin death squad 05.11.2004
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These are a few of my favorite things... I happened to stumble upon this band by accident while going to a show to see a band someone else had recommended. It turns out the band I was there to see wasn't too great, but Shaolin Death Squad blew me away. I don't like saying that a band is "like this band and this other band mixed together" or anything like that. SDS is unique. Their music states, without hesitation, that they know what they're doing musically. All members of this group are extremely talented, and although this CD only has 6 songs, it is well worth it. It is a fantastic collection of music, and a good item to have while you wait for their second CD to be released.
author: Keith Marcks from a Amazon review on Amazon.com
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New Shaolin Sword Shirt.click on the picture so see a bigger image. |
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SDS "Five Deadly Venoms" T -Shirt
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SDS -"Five Deadly Venoms" Sticker
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