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firstly let me just say thank you to Outliar for inboxing me a link to their album secondly let me say that I don't know much about the band itself and now on to the review Outliar's first, and to my knowledge only, release, Provoked To Anger, is an album which is not easily classified, it's an album which at times feels like thrash metal, at other times like groove metal, but overall does not fit neatly into either of these categories. the first track on this album is a short intro which in my opinion wasn't really necessary, however from track two onwards this was a highly enjoyable album. the riffs are solid, the vocals alternate between aggressive and rather harsh (similar to Phil Anselmo's vocal delivery from Pantera's Vulgar Display Of Power onwards) and smooth clean vocals which blend nicely with the more melodic passages in which they are used. if you're looking for an album which is totally out of the ordinary and does something unlike any other band out there this album is not for you, however if you're after a solid, fun album, and something to bang your head to, this is it. Outliar - Provoked To Anger is proving just as hard to score as it is to place into a specific genre, it's better then a 3/5 or 3.5/5 but not quite a 4/5

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Re: Outliar - Provoked To Anger Thanks for the very honest and fair review, Murph! Much appreciated and glad you enjoyed it. Glad you took the time to listen. As far as our band goes, this is our first official release and we are working on new material for the critically important sophomore follow up. If I have to put a classification on the newer material, it will be thrashier than Provoked To Anger is, but staying true to the dynamics which make this band a bit unique as far as being able to neatly classify us into a specific genre, although thrash is where our (black) hearts align with most.... Spread the word to anyone who wants to check it out and stay METAL. www.outliar.com www.facebook.com/outliarmetal

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Re: Outliar - Provoked To Anger well thank you for making a solid album, now that I've had time to think, and listen through the album again I'd probably bump it up to a 4/5, i'll be telling my friends (well those who like metal anyway) to check you guys out, and I look forward to hearing your future material

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