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"Scream: The Essentials" is the seventh studio album by American metal band SOiL, released in the US through Pavement Entertainment on the 15 September 2017.
A Greatest Hits collection featuring the songs that solidified SOiL as Hard Rock mainstays, as well as, alternate versions of popular tracks and unreleased material.
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Loud, thunderous and unapologetically in your face, all these serve as accurate depictions of the bands core sound. From the opening moments of “Halo” to their sophomore record ‘Redefine’; an effort which played with the band’s sound while retaining those core qualities, with each release SoiL have kept it fresh, interesting and exciting. None more so than when, with what up until now was their latest effort, they released ‘Whole’, a record that, on its best day, could stand toe to toe with ‘Scars’.
So what constitutes a greatest hits? It would be all too simple to compile a collection of the most popular songs of your career. Instead, SOiL, in their current lineup of Ryan McCombs (Vocals), Tim King (Bass), Adam Zadel (Guitars) and Mitch Gable (Drums), went a step further. ‘SCREAM: The Essentials’ marks some momentous occasions while demonstrating the band’s uniqueness and strength, all the while paying respect to the past, the fallen, and to all things SOiL. In an age of the “This is the End but We’re Already Planning a Reunion” and glorified greatest hits tours, this collection stands out among much of the rest and is exactly what it says on the tin. A list of essential tracks to mark their twenty year career, making ‘SCREAM’ an essential part of any fans collection. Here’s to another twenty of one the best hard rock bands around.
Reviewed by Carl O'Rourke for metalwani.com.
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