PROJECT: FAILING FLESH (USA) “The Conjoined” (CD) - Burning Star Records - worldwide - April 2007 – released late March / early April 2007.- It’s a pleasing surprise for me to receive this disc, since the line-up of this album is conformed nothing less than by the Gutierrez bros (Kevin and Tim), soldiers of the legendary cult band WRECKAGE, that soon would pass to be called TEMPLE OF FAITH. I used to have contact with Kevin in the 80’s, indeed WRECKAGE appeared in DEATHTHRASHER # 1, and if that wasn’t enough, the line-up of this trio is completed by the VOIVOD former vocalist and current E-FORCE frontman Eric Forrest.
The presentation is in flames, the quality of printing and photography is highly professional. What about influences? Man! The list is endless… here you will perceive varied influences from dirty Punk, passing through Thrash and Death Metal to the most atmospheric, industrial and ethereal Metal you could imagine. This is just an schizophrenic symphony.
 “Final Act Of Treachery” is first, deathlike, dirty, good shouts, varied and dark, very good structure…well, with such line – up, we couldn’t have waited for less. Soon “Through The Broken Lens” comes, it’s a very mysterious track, with very good changes, it quickly passes from love to hatred, drums show off tempos in a huge way. “Regenerate” emphasizes riffs that refer to old Thrasher spirit incarnates in the Gutiérrez, brothers, very well joined by Eric Forrest’s voice. “The Conjoined”, a tremendously dense track, will make you believe that you are live in the Muppets Show and, one second later, you will feel burning yourself to ashes in hell itself; “Motionless” mixes archaic elements and some modern ones, it’s kinda precise for good mosh.
“Unsight Unseen”, here they go! This is a very exasperating instrumental which generates a lot of anxiety, it’s suitable as introduction for “Eve Of Demise”, another calamitous song, I like the louder and quicker parts of the percussion, although there’s an endless stream of changes; in “Synesthesia” we have a morbid, limbless, crude song, with typical vocals of a worker that suddenly feels sick. “Second Impact Syndrome”, is a very very loud theme and therefore, one of my favorites, it’s a hit with a surprising vocal burst, ala Araya, but with the totally original voice of Eric Forrest. Then “Surface Noise” comes, song with resounding whines, certainly disturbing and with a highly noisy sound and melodies.
The last one is “The Hand That You've Been Dealt”, melody and dirt go by the hand, with killer riffs and aggressive bursts of infernal grunts. For me without a doubt this is the most important thing of the album, pure adrenalin and destruction, shit, what a hit!! This is a rotting avalanche!!!
I am not going to recommend this disc to Thrashers, Death Metallers, Punks, etc… this is a disc for any Underground soldier in body and soul, for open-minded war pigs and for the most deranged assholes that love music!!!