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After releasing an EP in 2003, Sulaco is back with their
full-length debut. The Rochester, NY trio blends technical metal
and metalcore. Many of their songs are complex with unusual time
signatures and multiple tempo changes. They also include the
typical metalcore blast beats and breakdowns.
The strongest parts of the album are the stand alone guitar
riffs. They are groovy and catchy, and...Read More
Ultimate Metal
Do you like your technical death metal trashier than Christina
Aguilera? If so, NY's Sulaco will suit your tastes
just fine. There's no denying that frontman Erik Burke's resume
speaks volumes - mainly due to his experience with
Lethargy and former Willowtip dwellers
Kalibas - and the legacy evidently continues in
the form of a strong, grind-influenced debut album.
The fact that...Read More
Metal Review
I really hate giving a history lesson at the start of my reviews,
but in this case, it's more than warranted. Sulaco
is a Rochester 3-piece decimation unit consisting of drummer Chris
Golding, bassist/backing vocalist Lon Hackett, and
vocalist/guitarist Erik Burke. Burke was part of the groundbreaking
band Lethargy with Bill Kelliher & Brann
Dailor before they joined Steve Austin's Today...Read More
Digital Metal
Though formed by ex-Kalibas and Lethargy (whose other members
went on to join Today is The Day and then form Mastodon) member
Erik Burke, Sulaco is not quite as tech death metal or grind core
based as their lineage would suggest, instead a more discordant
take on convoluted, abrasive, and angular modern 'pseudo grind/math
metal', that sounds more like a far more aggressive and...Read More
Sod
Making its full-length debut, Sulaco brings back some of the
emotion left upon the battlefield by mighty acts such as Meshuggah
and Dillinger Escape Plan. Yep, the same shifting time signatures
(apparent right away on the opener "Middle Man"), the schizoid
rhythms, and the weird trappings that come with this type of
breakneck playing are all here, but Sulaco never forgets that it
plays...Read More
Aversionline
Has it been too long or what!? Three years after their four-song
debut, Sulaco's finally back with their first full-length for the
mighty Willowtip. For those
unaware, Sulaco features former Lethargy and Kalibas member (and
Blatant Crap Taste mastermind) Erik Burke on guitar and vocals, so
"Tearing Through the Roots" is of course chock full of meaty
picking patterns and mangled, oddball...Read More
Deadtide
Yes, bring on the quirky fucking death metal. Those familiar
with Human Remains, Lethargy and the like know what Sulaco sounds
like, and if anything the band proves that death metal can be
really goodamned fun if the artist in question isn't afraid to shed
convention in favor of something truly extreme.
Unashamedly angular riffs decorate the 11 tracks and provide a
cocky sense of identity...Read More
Skyline Press
Sulaco's "Tearing Through the Roots" could quite
possibly one of the most intense albums of the year. This technical
metal threesome has been in the New York metal scene for roughly 10
years each. Built up of fast paced blasts, low tempo lounge parts,
speedy double bass and wandering guitar riffs, Sulaco is a force to
be reckoned with.
This album may be hard to stomache for any weak...Read More