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HELLYEAH
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by Hellyeah
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Does the world really need another new "supergroup?" Well, the fact of the matter is your opinion is actually irrelevant, because the music industry thinks we can never have too many of them. So here we go yet again! This one is called Hellyeah, and consists of two members of Mudvayne (vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett), Nothingface's Jerry Montano on bass, and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who used to play in a little band from the Nineties called Pantera. No matter how tired you may be of "supergroups," after considering the stature of the musicians involved in this project, there's no denying that this band definitely has a boatload of potential. It sounds like the members of Hellyeah had an extremely good time making their eponymous debut. Throughout these twelve songs, the listener constantly gets the impression that these were five guys who wanted to take time away from their day jobs by getting together and just have a great time rockin' out without any rules, obligations, or cares in the world! Unfortunately, much of the time it seems like everybody was having so much fun jamming with one another that nobody remembered to write a lot of the songs. This album is a really mixed bag of material. Several of the tunes -- including "Matter of Time," "Waging War," "Rotten to the Core" (which features an almost "Dimebag" Darrell-worthy solo), and "Nausea" -- rock really hard and powerfully, but ultimately go absolutely nowhere and don't leave much of an impression on the listener. And elsewhere, "Star" and the obligatory ballad "Thank You" come across as fillers which are dragged down by cliche, and sometimes even laughably bad lyrics. "Hellyeah" isn't a complete throwaway though, because no matter how mediocre the songwriting usually is, the album earns a few points just because it's so fantastic to hear Vinnie Paul back in action again (he is in fine form here, too -- he slams away on his trapkit and creates a wealth of thunderous rhythms.) And there are a handful of good songs here. The titular opening track is a rousing, mosh-intensive statement of intent that pummels the listener's eardrums with a bludgeoning groove, excellent, slamming drums, strong, thrashy riffs, and a great, chant-along chorus. After this comes "You Wouldn't Know," which boasts a bit of impressive, Sevendust-style crooning, a fairly ripping solo, and a killer chorus hook. Later on, "Alcohaulin'" is a laid-back, Southern-tinged acoustic strummer highlighted by a small, bluesy solo; "Goddarn" storms back onto the scene with driving riffs, a pounding rhythm, and another irresistibly catchy chorus; and set closer "One Thing" marches to the album's finish line with a rumbling, crunching wall of guitar noise. Ultimately, "Hellyeah" makes for an enjoyable listen which will satisfy all fans of Pantera and Mudvayne, but it does nothing to enhance any of the band members' legacies.
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