Pro-Pain – Absolute Power (2010)

Album Review

It has been said many times but bears repeating: Pro-Pain are a very angry band. And the alternative metal/hardcore firebrands expressed plenty of anger on 2005′s Prophets of Doom and 2007′s Age of Tyranny: The Tenth Crusade, both of which were recorded during the George W. Bush years and found Pro-Pain expressing their total disdain for neocons and Bush’s administration. But Pro-Pain, for all their blistering rage, obviously love hooks, so it isn’t really surprising that they made a conscious effort to be relatively melodic on 2008′s No End in Sight and continue in that vein on 2010′s Absolute… Read more on allmusic.com

About the Band

Based in New York, Pro-Pain is an alternative metal band that blends the aggressiveness of hardcore punk with the technical precision of speed metal. The band released their debut album, Foul Taste of Freedom, in 1992. The record was well received within metal circles, and over the next five years, the group slowly built up a dedicated following across America and Europe. Truth Hurts, the group’s… Read more on allmusic.com

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