Solidify

Artist: Grip Inc.
Label: Metal Blade
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 039841420227
EAN: 0039841420227
ASIN: B00000I3Z8

Release Date: 1999-02-23

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Tracks:

Isolation
Amped
Lockdown
Griefless
Forsight
Human?
Vindicate
Stresscase
Challenge
Verrater (Betrayer)
Bug Juice

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Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2004-03-05

This is one of those bands that's underrated but probably have a huge following. All three of their albums are solid, heavy, and original. This is also the type of band that will stay the course and put out great metal without pressure to sound radio friendly. After listening to Grip Inc, it's truly sickening to hear what my local radio stations call metal- a bunch of whiney poor me types who won't or can't even muster up a good guitar solo once in a while.

nope.......2003-06-16

sorry but, the first album was awesome, the second one was great, but this one... nah... don't think so. They turned bland and boring and I quickly tossed this away. Luckily, a few months later in '99 Dave Lombardo kick some a$$ with his talents on TESTAMENT's "The Gathering", which is better than "Solidify" 100 times fold. Hell, it blows away anything Grip Inc ever put out but thats not their fault. Yet, on another note, if comparing this release to the likes of "Rob Zombie" and "Powerman 5000", I can see how one could consider this a 5 star album... It just amuzes me that some people are so un-educated in metal music... If you want HEAVY and ANGRY bands, check out The Forsaken, Dying Fetus, Carnal Forge, Hypocrisy, Decapitated, Behemoth, Immortal, Immolation, Incantation... the list goes on forever... go to metal-archives.com to find info on over 8,000 metal bands in every subgenre.

"Nemesis" is better..........2003-01-28

The first song I've listened to of this album was "Amped" from a compilation album...And i thought that it would be a great album. But I knew that I had to the whole CD to make an opinion. And now that I've listened to "Solidify" and I must say that my opinion is totally different than the other reviewers. I think it's nice to have different opinions :) ...

First of all, the artworks are really poor. A photo of the band on the cover, and the rest of the album lacks of drawings, photos or images of any kind. Only white typo with a black background. Remember the great artwork and design that "Nemesis" has. Ok, maybe this is not so important, so let's talk about the music. Basically, I find this album some kind of boring. I mean, the album lacks of the ideas that made "Nemesis" a winner in the comparison...The songs have the same recipe, and structure, and have no rhythms or melodies. It sounds powerful, I admit that, but, it's too chaotic; where did the melodies and rhythms go?!?! I was expecting the melodies of "Rusty Nail", the speed of "War Between One". At least the rhythm of "Portrait of Henry", or "Pathetic Liar". But this album sounds not so trashy, sounds more like if it has new and modern influences. I have to admit that "Solidify" has some good songs, that lift the album up. Those are "Amped", "Bug Juice" (a great intrumental with spanish and flamenco touches) and "Human?" (a cool atmospheric ballad)...If I was disappointed?!?! Mmmm, I don't know...It's ok, but It needs some variations. All the songs sound alike to me...

Well, I stay with "Nemesis", or their debut album "Power Of Inner Strentgh", but hey, that's me...

grip inc.......2002-09-19

i sort of happened upon this album a few months ago at the record store. i read that dave lombardo of slayer/testament/fantomas was drumming for them, so that excited me right off the bat, he is one of my favorite drummers. i was very pleased with my purchase of solidify. through and through this is a very tasty, classy metal album. classic riff after classic riff. it only gets better with each listen. lombardo is amazing on the tubes. track 2 gives you the feeling of triggered drums, but they are not triggered, dave is just a madman behind the kit.
in my opinion this is a very underrated album. ill still be listening to this one 20 years from now. its a classic. go pick it up.

One of the best recent heavy metal albums.......2001-02-26

Grip Inc. may be a new band compared to Metallica or Rob Zombie, but their music has just as much potency. Solidify is a great album from start to finish. Most of the songs on it are harsh and angry, just like any good metal album...but they have also included some slower, more laid back songs as well to balance things out. The whole CD has a well produced and quality sound to it. If you like the recent albums from bands like Metallica, Rob Zombie, Coal Chamber, and Powerman 5000, you should definetly check out Grip Inc.'s Solidify. Anyone searching for a dose of quality heavy metal will not be disappointed.

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