Inner Surge – An Offering
Overthrow Records
(4/5)
With politically charged lyrics and aggressive Metal music backing them, Inner Surge is fighting the system with their album An Offering! Although I may not follow the motivation behind Inner Surge’s lyrics (politics are definitely not my thing), there’s no denying that they make their message clear and certainly have found an excellent combo in their music to make their statement more of a punch to the face. Musically, I feel a good mixture of bands such as Tool and The Dillinger Escape Plan, but are in no way either of those bands. The overall equation of combined influences equals a great Progressive metal that never ceases to rattle your speakers from the first track “The Monroe Doctrine”. I’m really quite relieved to hear a distinct sound coming from a newer Metal band! Getting more personal with An Offering, I would suggest listening to “The Monroe Doctrine” (Track 1), “The Empire” (Track 2), “Maggots & Liars” (Track 3), “Halliburton Piggies” (Track 8), and “Interahamwe” (Track 12) to get the full spectrum of what’s going on in this album. Overall, the whole album is great and it really flows with force, but these five tracks represent the different styles Inner Surge can run with and they showcase the unique vocals of Steve Moore. All in all, this is a great album from a great Metal band and I would recommend it to anyone who has strong opinions about the government and/or politics in general or anyone who just wants to get crazy with a powerful Metal band.
