Reminds me mainly of Korn, Centox new album is build of quality and traditional nu metal songs. They are not actually re-invent anything, but this is a nice collection of cutting edge guitar riffs, twisted vocals, pumping rhythms, in few words, they put together that makes nu metal rocks. On the other hand, while Korn seems to lost their direction, “Centox” is a nice piece of traditional, full of energy and screamable choruses album.
Centox came together in the spring of 2006 when founding members Cesar “237” – guitars/vocals and Steve Hart began to write songs at a local studio in their hometown of San Pedro, CA. The two hired Daniel Gomez for guitar duties, and Glenn Ellis on bass, both of whom had been in bands with the founding members prior to the formation of Centox. Rene Araujo was put to the microphone and in 2006 the band recorded a 6 track EP followed by the debut album “”Above Them All”.
The band parted ways with Rene and Steve and the band started to re-record the album with friend and fellow musician Shawn Zuzek. Finally new vocalist Steven Pedersen was hired. As they say: “This album has been without doubt the longest labor of love we have ever invested in, it is the product of years of the blood, the sweat, the tears, the line-up changes, the show cancellations, the half-assed sound engineers, the shark managers and promoters who trade and traffic in false hope and dreams for cash, and the overall frustration that comes with this line of work. But on the other hand, it is also the product of all the support, the encouragement, the love, the good times, and the personal growth that we have experienced both collectively and individually, and it is those experiences that we encounter that make the other one’s tolerable.”
“Centox” is heavy, groovy, pumping, twisted and melodious simultaneously, it’s a worthy effort and certainly a step ahead for this band and they wrote and recorded a couple of exciting songs. Check the out, you won’t regret it.
