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DO YOU BELIEVE IN BELIEVER?

 Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 11:30am by

I was never into Believer; I was too young to appreciate or even know about them during their late ’80s / early ’90s prime. While I was aware of their 2007 reunion and subsequent 2008 album Gabriel ’cause I write for a metal site duh, I only gave it a couple of listens and couldn’t really get into it. I subsequently kinda forgot about it, writing it off as a one-off reunion album that wouldn’t amount to much in the longrun. But this here new Believer song “G.U.T.” is the absolute bee’s knees:

My gut (rimshot!) was that older Believer, including Gabriel, was way thrashier than the above new song — and a quick listen to the latter confirms I am not wrong — but Gabriel is definitely a unique snowflake that extends far beyond thrash, and is way more interesting than I remember it being. Maybe it’s time to revisit that one. New album Transhuman comes out April 13th via Metal Blade, and based on the above I’m definitely stoked to hear it. Maybe I should revisit that entire back-catalogue too.

-VN

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dre-Toledo/628955415 Dre Toledo

    Cover reminds me of The Human Abstract’s “Digital Veil”.

    • The I

      Yeah. That song’s a timeless classic. I remember when it was released like it was just yesterday.

  • ben

    So stoked to hear the new material. I had “Sanity Obscure” on cassette way back in the day. I didn’t get into Gabriel when it first came out because I didn’t like the mix, but I gave it a second shot recently and I really like the first 7 tracks or so. I’m loving this new track.

  • Driven9

    i like it. sounds worth checking out

  • rattleh3ad

    Check out Sanity Obscure dude. Great stuff. Dies Irae shows they were more than just thrash and leads to their more experimental Dimensions album.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Guzmn/570745539 Daniel Guzmán

      Yeah you are missing out big time if you don’t check those old Believer records, Extraction from Mortality, Sanity Obscure and Dimensions are all killers. Extol covers “Shadow of Death” maybe you have heard that, that’s from Extraction from Mortality.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Schafer/40902026 Joseph Schafer

    Believer, much like Watchtower, has always had one dealbreaker for me–I hate the vocals.

    Sorry, boys. Music’s good though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-Romanow/708036302 Richard Romanow

    I got excited because when I saw G.U.T. i thought it was the pornogrind band… disappointing

  • Slammm

    voice reminds me of Cirith Ungol

  • AARONIUS

    I am sooooo looking forward to this album. These guys are truly one of those bands that have their own unique sound. I have no doubt this’ll end up in the top 10 of the year for me.

  • Strapping Young Lad

    woah this is cool! I know I sound stupid when I say this, being that this band was around wayyy before these 2 bands, but it almost reminds me of a mix of Tool and Lamb of God. Yes, i know, i’m stupid.