CoC : Solus - Solus : Review

Solus - _Solus_
(Skinmask Productions, 1998)
by: Adrian Bromley (8 out of 10)

If there was something that the band's debut disc _Slave of Mind_ needed, it was a fuller, richer sound. Everything else tore at ya with some sinister results; it just lacked something, and finally the band has captured the missing piece. That one ingredient makes its way into the band's latest 3-song (in between relaxing and recording) effort that truly brings the band's strengths to the forefront. Laced with ultra-heavy growls, a monstrous rhythm section and guitar licks to die for, Solus' 3-song EP showcases a band on the move and in fine form. I'm digging the powerful opener "Quilt of Shame" and the varied vocal styles of the epic-esque "Magadan" big time. The EP ends with the blistering onslaught calling itself "Tainted Slowly", a track that really runs up the momentum of the band to tiptop shape. Strong grooves and full growls echo and shatter things in its wake. A Toronto band that is truly doing some dynamic work and looking rather strong for the future if this keeps up.

(article published 8/7/1998)

CHATS
8/12/1996	A Bromley	Solus: Toronto's Takeover

ALBUMS
7/7/1999	P Schwarz	9	Solus - Universal Bloodshed

GIGS
1/10/2001	A Wasylyk	Cryptopsy / Solus / Rotting / Horde of Worms	Canadian Carnage
9/1/1998	P Schwarz	Brutal Truth / Kataklysm / Solus / The Swarm	True Brutality Under Extreme Conditions
5/13/1997	A Wasylyk	Obliveon / Blood of Christ / Solus	Obliterating Obsolescence