Ban This - Humanware (1996)
Ban This are a mysterious band, not much is known about them and not much has been documented in either records or live videos. So who the fuck are Ban This and why should you care?
Well to answer those questions: 1) I don't fucking know, stop being such a snotty brat, and 2) they play a weird concoction of 90s hardcore/90s industrial/Machine Head/Sepultura (Arise-Roots eras) with occasional death metal moments. Sounds cool, right?
Well to answer those questions: 1) I don't fucking know, stop being such a snotty brat, and 2) they play a weird concoction of 90s hardcore/90s industrial/Machine Head/Sepultura (Arise-Roots eras) with occasional death metal moments. Sounds cool, right?
Since not much is known about these guys Its hard to pigeon-hole them as either metal or metal influenced hardcore. But what is surely known is that this record came out in 1996, a very weird time for music, especially for hardcore and metal. Like the record title 'Humanware' suggests, this has a very mechanical style. Its reminicent of what was blooming in the 90s with acts such as Godflesh/Fear Factory/Machine Head. But they certainly have an organic element to them, its really weird to describe.
When searching for info on these guys many people tag them as Nu Metal or Groove Metal. I think that doesn't do Ban This any justice. Honestly, they sound a lot like Biohazard. They have hardcore vocals/rapping/mosh-riffs and they mix it with some Robb Flynn-rip-off vocals/Roots-style groove riffs/ industrial-manipulation, and death metal. In a way, its quite original.
Track: 3 - 'Traitors Pay With Blood'
This track shows off a lot of the different aspects of the band, it has some rapping, Sepultura style vocals, natural harmonic sprinkled riffs, grooves, lead guitars, and death metal vocals over a hardcore section.
To be honest, the whole record can get a bit repetitive and monotonous, but then again, the running time is around 1 hour and thats long for any kind of music.Overall, Ban This have an interesting sound and 'Humanware' is a facinating document of 90s hardcore/metal crossover.
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