At the tail-end of the 90's there were a growing number of bands playing what is now often termed "groove metal", which is sort of a post-thrash sound with elements of the nu-metal scene of the time (early Korn and Deftones). Bands such as Skinlab and Dearly Beheaded (both relatively unknown and under-rated in their own right) and their ilk released an array of quality albums at the time. There was, however, one band which stood way out ahead of the pack. That band was Pissing Razors, a charmingly named oufit hailing from El Paso, Texas. Although their later output was a little weak by the lofty standards they had set for themselves, the (un)holy trinity of albums "Pissing Razors", "Cast Down The Plague" and "Fields Of Disbelief", all released between 1998 and 2000, are and were outstanding metal releases which never really achieved the sales/success they should have, but isn't that often the way.
Sounding like they had been ingesting a steady diet of Sepultura, Machine Head, Pantera and Fear Factory, Pissing Razors should have been a force to be reckoned with, but instead seemed to have been around a few years too early and would have slotted nicely in with bands such as Lamb Of God and DevilDriver in the mid to late 00's (and today's) scene. They certainly deserved to reach a much larger audience, but alas it wasn't to be and the band disbanded in 2004. if you like your metal with a groove and a mid-tempo thrash edge you can headbang (slowly) too, this is the band for you.
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