Beneath the Massacre is a four piece tech-death metal act hailing from Montreal, Canada. I am sorry to say that I was not terribly impressed, although there was no lack of effort on the bands part. Frankly, I place the majority of the blame on the sound mix. I had never heard these guys before, and therefore did not know what to expect. What I got was a heavy yet muddy sound.

Everything blended together, overpowered by the low end. I watched guitarist Christopher Bradley as his fingers flew across the fretboard, but I could scarcely hear what he was doing. Sure, the overriding heavy sludge of their sound was easy to get into, but it didn't sound clear enough to truly appreciate. I paid a visit to their MySpace page and I have to say that while I will not likely become a big fan, there is a lot more going on in their music than came through at the concert. I like a lot of the guitar work. It adds a nice technical element to the heavy grind of the rest of the music.

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