{"id":77136,"date":"2022-07-17T10:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T08:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.nl\/?p=77136"},"modified":"2022-07-17T11:28:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T09:28:45","slug":"cd-review-survive-live-at-death-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2022\/07\/cd-review-survive-live-at-death-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Review: Survive \u2013 Live At Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Survive have been terrorising listeners for almost 25 years with their full-on thrash assault. Since forming in 1998 they\u2019ve left a tantalising trail of 7 studio albums, but a document of their incendiary live show was something sorely missing from their discography. Thanks to Romanian label Pest Records that anomaly has now been rectified, and <em>Live At Death Valley<\/em> stands testament to Survive\u2019s raw power and is the next best thing to being at one of their gigs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before Survive hit the stage a haunting one-minute introduction sets just the right tone; a microphone dipped into the very depths of hell, it ramps the tension up to an almost unbearable level until the band appear and break the spell with a barrage of power chords. Vocalist and guitarist Masuru \u2018Nemo\u2019 Nemoto immediately sets about whipping the crowd into a frenzy and you can almost feel the electricity that is flowing from stage to audience (and back again). Survive place themselves firmly in the thrash category but you can hear other extreme influences; hardcore punk and black metal are both evident, especially in the relentless drumming which unleashes furious blast beats, and in double-quick time, and the result is a sonic attack that takes no prisoners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SURVIVE - Wrath (Live at death valley)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ntABHr9J80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Survive have been christened the \u201cSamurais From Hell\u201d and that\u2019s a pretty apt description. Their live show is not for the faint-hearted and second track, <em>Wrath<\/em>, sets the hounds free, and it\u2019s here that the two guitarists come into their own. Gaku and Nemo riff in tandem and then trade blistering solos to lose the listener in a musical maelstrom, the two lock in well together and could easily rival Slayer\u2019s Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman in terms of musical brutality. As the title suggests <em>Fuck Against Authority<\/em>\u00a0is a real call-to-arms; it\u2019s very mosh pit inducing and I\u2019m sure crowd surfers were leaping from the stage in their droves as this number was blasting through the PA. However, Survive aren\u2019t all out thrash, and a slower, groovy mid-section provides a nice foil to the faster sections which bookend the song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">\n                    <a  data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"The four members of SURVIVE &copy; SURVIVE\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/survive-band-photo-2021.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.4995313964386\" data-height=\"1067\" data-width=\"1600\" aria-label=\"The four members of SURVIVE \u00a9 SURVIVE\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What always attracted me to heavy metal was its neo-classical feel; grandiose songs with guitar lines intertwining and an overarching epic feel, and that\u2019s exactly what we get on <em>Immortal Warriors<\/em>. This could quite easily be the band\u2019s theme song, it swings like a wrecking ball that causes all sorts of havoc and with a huge, sing along chorus it seems tailor made for the live environment. This disc ebbs and flows like an actual Survive concert and by the time we reach final track, <em>The Road To Hell Is Paved By Good Will<\/em>, were left feeling battered and bruised, as if we\u2019ve spent the preceding 45 minutes slugging it out in the mosh pit. My only real complaint with <em>Live At Death Valley<\/em> is the song selection; 4 of the 8 tracks come from their most recent studio album (2018\u2019s <em>Immortal Warriors<\/em>) and it would have more satisfying if a varied assemblage had been chosen to encompass all points of Survive\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p><em>Live At Death Valley<\/em> is a worthy addition to Survive\u2019s discography, and was certainly worth the wait. Fans should note that a <a href=\"https:\/\/pestrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/survive-live-at-death-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CD version<\/a> is also available (limited to 300 copies) which features an additional 4 cuts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Live At Death Valley Tracklist (digital release and CD): <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Degenerate<br \/>\n2. Wrath<br \/>\n3. Fuck Against Authority<br \/>\n4. Obey Your Own Army Corps<br \/>\n5. Rules Of Lies<br \/>\n6. Immortal Warriors<br \/>\n7. Human Misery<br \/>\n8. The Road To Hell Is Paved By Good Will<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Tracks (CD only):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9. The Road To Hell Is Paved By Good Will (Featuring Tony \u201cDemolition Man\u201d Dolan, Venom Inc.)<br \/>\n10. Rules Of Lies (Orchestral Version)<br \/>\n11. Seize The Victory<br \/>\n12. The Road To Hell Is Paved By Good Will (Live At Club Citta, Metallization Festival, 2022)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Survive have been terrorising listeners for almost 25 years with their full-on thrash assault. Since forming in 1998 they\u2019ve left a tantalising trail of 7 studio albums, but a document of their incendiary live show was something sorely missing from their discography. 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