Slave Zero Reviews
Metal Maniacs Magazine
Slave Zero
The Pain Remits
Plodding, Enraged, simplistic, hardcore-influenced metal (since I can’t use the term “metal-core” with any type of actual heavy meaning anymore; thanks to all you pussy bands) infusing the basic premise of both metal and hardcore’s main goal: Bloddy fucking moshing. Hailing from lush Ireland, you need more than a four leaf fucking shamrock to escape the wrath of this’n. The Pain Remits runs the gamut between Destroy the machines-era Earth Crisis and Dead era Obituary with brutality being the end goal no matter what side of the genre-wall you might live on. My metal kingdom has no walls; we just tar and feather and endlessly beat the weak acts with rubber hoses…and in my kingdom Slave Zero might not be commanders, but they can sure come work the rack-and-pinion anytime. I’ll even throw in a health plan. Comparable to Born From Pain, Congress, Ascension (pre-Chimaira) and the mentioned acts.
David Brenner
Metal Maniacs Magazine
Feb 2007