With their debut album Vergangenheit released back in '95, the Norse mastodons from NoPlaceToHide sent an advanced demo to their sophomore Zukunft, which shall be released after founding a proper distro. This demo tape gives us 5 tracks which shows a completely other side of NoPlaceToHide. After further demo releases and line-up changes the refreshed band starts out into the new ( almost old ) millennium with a new singer and guitarist. The music is now in some ways more catchy and reflects significantly treats of American New Metal, especially from bands like Fear Factory and Machine Head, with c-tuned guitars and typical riffs. The new singer Hzez only screams and shrieks and can't convince really. The acoustic parts are almost completely missed. There is just the touch of former crazy solos and arrangements left. On the other hand the sound gained a lot of power and heaviness. Nevertheless NoPlaceToHide has lost a lot of their unique identity while ironing their former edges smoothly. So they just joined the queue of endless similar acts without attracting any attention. That's a pity.

P.S. In the meantime the new singer is out again.

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