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- Zombie
02 - Taking Us For Fools
03 - Ignorance
04 - Brain Fucked
05 - Control Your Mind
06 - Ever Wonder Why
07 - It's Chaos
08 - Because
09 - Not the Way To Live
10 - Land of Hope And Glory
11 - As Good As Dead |
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Produced by: Oppostion Party.
Recorded at: Musiczone & Muse
(Singapore).
Mixed at: Mixed at Musiczone by Terence &
Opposition Party.
Mastered at: Massive Mastering by John Scrip
(USA).
Artwork & layout: C.A Interactive (Sweden). |
Behind The Veil Webzine January 2006
Review
RATING: 7,5/10
My friend Malcolm will probably like these guys a lot! I am
sure that they will remind him of the years he had HELLBASTARD.
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Opposition Party were
influenced by HELLBASTARD. Anyway, the point is that this
certain group mixes punk rock with thrash metal or someone
more experienced than me might say that Opposition Party play
crust music. Call it whatever you like, the truth is that
the band with their album "Zombified" give you a
good pump of adrenaline!!! The vocals sometimes reminded me
of THE EXPLOITED and other times I had the impression that
MOTORHEAD's Lemmy was behind the microphone. The 27 minutes
of duration of this album might not be many, but I believe
that it's proper for such a release. An album that doens't
tire you, it keeps its substance and makes you listen to it
again and again, especially if you are a fan of the music
that Opposition Party play. The sad thing is that I only have
the promo CD in my hands so I can't give you a clue on the
lyrics of this album. I promise though to find out in a future
interview with the band. My favourite songs from the album
are: "Zombie", "Ever Wonder Why" and "Land
Of Hope And Glory". (Nick "William_Kidd" Parastatidis)
SOD Magazine #22
RATING: 10 Fucking Skulls
Remember Sacred Reich, the killer 80's Thrash Metal outfit
that combined political diatribes with brain-melting Thrash
Metal riffs? Well, welcome to the chaos-driven world of Opposition
Party, where outrage has a voice and that voice is fucking
pissed-off. Combining elements of Hardcore and Thrash Metal
with a jolting clarity of vision, Opposition Party has managed
to craft a sound that is as unique as it is powerful and explosive.
There's even a track entitled "Ignorance" which
may or may not be a tip of the hat to the aforementioned Sacred
Reich. One of the most enjoyable and punishing Thrash Metal
albums I've heard in years, Zombified fucking KILLS!!! (David
Horn)
Beowolf Productions & Treats From The Underground
December 2005 Review
This is my first time hearing these guys & I like what
I hear a lot. These guys are a mix of Death Metal & Speed
Metal music. The music is played at a very fast paced &
heavy as heel too. I like the fact that there is some cool
grooves in the music as well. They have an almost old school
Metal sound to their music as well. The vocals are done in
a mid ranged Speed almost Death style that reminds me of the
great Lemmy of MOTORHEAD a lot. If you were to take bands
like MOTORHEAD, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, VENOM, EXHORDER &
added some Death Metal, you'd get a good idea of what these
guys have to offer. Get this one!!!
Behind The Veil Webzine December 2005
Review
RATING 7,5/10
It isn't so common to hear and review a release from a band
that comes from Singapore. And imagine my surprise when this
band has already had more than fifteen years of existence.
Opposition Party comes from this country and "Zombified"
is their latest album which was released through Pulverised
Records. The band includes eleven songs on this album and
almost half an hour of pure music. The interesting thing about
them is the combination that they have achieved within their
music. Opposition Party combines elements from punk and death
metal music and the result is what you can listen to on "Zombified".
Imagine a combination of THE EXPLOITED and HOLY MOSES and
you will have the music from these crazy guys. Definitely
when you hear it for the first time it might sound strange
and weird but if you pay attention you will see that the band
has worked hard on this and they have well structured songs.
If you want to experiment with yourself you can hear their
stuff. ( Antonis Maglaras)
Metal Storm
RATING: 8,5
When I opened the envelope that contained this CD and then
saw the cover I thought “well, a zombie with demonic
teeth and a jar with a brain and a mysterious substance? This
band must be something like Melodic Death Metal ala Dark Tranquility”
I couldn’t be more wrong my dear reader, when I pushed
play in my stereo I found Thrash Metal at its oddest best.
This guys from Singapore used to play Punk apparently, Zombified
has nothing to do with Punk except from a couple of drum patterns,
but the overall music is one of the most aggressive ways to
play Thrash Metal; to make an analogy lets use Anthrax, do
you remember how this guys used to sound in their early days?
They used to play with raw feelings and with a lot of musical
strength, well Opposition Party is just like that but with
better vocalizations, imagine a battering machine beating
down buildings with people still inside…that’s
how this album sounds like more o less.
Musically this band is very good actually, the riffing is
catchy and the solos are complex (not long solos though, they
should increase the length of their leads if you ask me) the
drumming has punk patterns here and there but overall the
drummer manages to increase the power in each track, then
he finishes with one of the most crushing beats I’ve
ever heard in Thrash Metal; the thing that impressed me the
most was the bass-lines, the bass player has great power and
awesome experience in this instrument, every single bass-line
sounds really loud and supreme without drowning the other
instruments. You should hear tracks like Ignorance or Brain
Fucked to understand the actual power and strength of the
bass.
Overall this is a good album, it’s good to see barely
known bands releasing quality in their music, so if you are
a Metal Thrashing Mad buy this album as soon as possible,
you won’t regret it believe me.
Best Tracks: “Ignorance”, “Control Your
Mind”, “Zombie” (Herzebeth)
Beat The Blizzard
RATING: 7/10
A“When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk
the earth” as if there's not enough zombies here already…
Well, the initial analysis, which may very well be a correct
one, comes loud and clear from the singer in OPPOSITION PARTY
before hell breaks loose in the first song “Zombie”
on their new album “Zombified”. Enough “zombie”
stuff for now? Yeah, I guess so…
So, what about the music? It's not bad. Not at all. OPPOSITION
PARTY is a hard-hitting and noisy three piece from Singapore
(of all places in the world!) and their music is rough &
fast & tight thrashy death/punk. And I got to admit that
I almost fell off my chair when the vocalist started to sing
right after what he said about the full-booked Hell on the
opening track. The singer calls himself Francis Frightful
and believe it or not; he sounds like a spitting image of
Lemmy! And it sounds cool as (a overcrowded…) hell!
The music is different, though, but even here you can hear
some Motorhead elements. Nothing strange about that since
Motorhead by many, myself included, consider Lemmy's band
more like a punk oriented rather than a metal band. OPPISITION
PARTY is definitely a punk band oriented towards hard-core
and thrash more than metal. It's a good band and their mixing
of styles through different genres from thrash to punk topping
with the Lemmy like vocals is not at all bad.
The playing is good and tight and sounds a bit dry letting
all musical details come through nicely in an overall fine
production.
Some details on “Zombified” that lasts a little
more than 27 minutes, are catchy and fit in well with the
rest of the songs, while others sound a bit odd and should
probably have been put back in the drawer of rejected and
useful ideas… (AJ Blisten)
The Metal Crypt
RATING: 4/5
Don't judge a book by its cover. It's difficult to avoid this
sometimes fatal mistake. You see cover art like this one,
you don't expect to hear some kick ass old school Thrash with
some punk overtones. This is was Singapore's Opposition Party
(as in the band, not politics) has to offer with Zombified.
They used to play punk so it's not too surprising that there
are small remnants of that era that still show up in their
new direction. Even though their sound reminds me of mid-80s
thrash, I found it difficult to really nail it. Think of a
mix of early Anthrax with a bit of (early) Slayer and (early)
Destruction. I've listened to this album quite a bit and my
main complaint is that it's a bit on the short side, but then
again that's not exactly abnormal for cacophonic thrash releases
such as this one. The sound is neither too clean nor too garage-like
- you can ear everything well, but at the same time they didn't
go for an overpolished production (which in Thrash's case
is never a good idea anyway.) Overall a very good thrash album
that already makes me look forward to their next one, and
hope it's at least as good as this. ( Michel Renaud)
Metal Covenant January 2006
RATING: 8.5/10
With roots in the punk and hardcore scene of the mid eighties,
Singapore's Opposition Party still go strong. The band has
been active releasing albums, tapes and demos since -87 and
I think that they over all those years have been more and
more drawn to the borders of metal, even though the influences
come from eminent acts such as GBH, The Exploited and Broken
Bones. For me, as for many other revolting kids of that time,
it's very interesting as I grew up with stereo massacres as
Lets Start A War Maggie with Exploited or why not City Babies
Attack By Rats by GBH.
As Opposition Party say: It's Chaos. Zombified are a very
catchy, straight and powerful kick in the ass for those who
deserve it. I imagine that a record like this can be something
for every metalhead that sooner or later understand and enjoy
the sheer energy and stereophonic terror that bands like Driller
Killer and Opposition Party mean to project. The rawness and
energy from the old days of hardcore and punk together with
the refining touch of booth metal and the death/thrash genre.
The crossover concept is obvious and sometimes it works, sometimes
it don't. I would say that it works extremely well in Opposition
Party's case. I don't think it matters who you are, Zombified
will summon aggressive thoughts. Land Of Hope And Glory is
a good example of many great songs on this album, I don't
think I share all the ideals and ideas that this band stands
for but the multi language is the music. Everyone that wants
to, understands good and heavy music whether you are to the
left or to the right on the political scale.
The foundation of Zombified lays in the cool song writing,
simple and catchy verses and refrains always kicking forward.
Great solos, often very classical, almost heavy metal like.
Fat arrangements on booth bass and guitar. The vocals from
guitarist Francis Frightful are as aggressive and filled with
anger as it should be in order to keep up with the music,
and always backed up with the voice from guitarist Lee and
bass player Kazz. Lay to these aspects the heaviness Opposition
Party wield that outmanoeuvres many death metal bands of today.
I have serious difficulties to find anything negative about
this one. I keep on getting pretty cool vibes from it; aggression,
violence and ignorance. Just listen to the third track Ignorance...
Easily recommended. (Timmy Persson)
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