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Cleveland's REAL best kept secret . . .

W. Perry Aggers | Avon Lake, Ohio USA | 07/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Keelhaul are the kind of band that must be experienced live to be fully appreciated, but that's not to say their disc isn't going to lay waste to your cd player. Quite the contrary - I believe that the live sound has been captured quite nicely in their second offering. Featuring some great musicianship, minimal vocals, a rhythm section that's as calculus-reliant as it is destructive and a guitar sound with cave-depth heaviness, "II" whacks your grill from note one and never lets up once. 360 can best be described as an aural sledgehammer fight, each beat a strike and each riff a bruise. Plenty to be had on both counts. "Some Day, Some Other Place" and "New World" continue the beating with an assault similar to a nuance delivered by Neurosis meeting older Spaceboy. Real technical without the sparseness. Rhythm section is probably the most underrated in metalcore. Keelhaul cannot be kept a secret any longer if you strive for heavier and harder rock."

Solid cd from a solid band

Timothy Nield | Selmer, TN USA | 08/28/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Keelhaul defanitely surprised me on how good they really are. These guys are really underapreciated and need to be recognized for the great talent that they have. I would recommend this cd to anyone that is a fan of Mastadon. Go and pick up this cd now!!"