SHITTY METAL REVIEW - TYRANNY - MANIPULATOR

It is with great pains I bring myself to listen to this...piece..for the second time. I recommend going to these places before you read.

www.myspace.com/tyrannyrocks

http://www.sleazegrinder.com/flashmetaltyranny.htm (a great review!)



The Player - Robert Mirabilio

The Players - A bunch of other Italians that look like actors

Before I get started on the review, take a look at these goddamned pictures.



I can not stop looking at this picture and laughing. This man looks as if he is an 80 year old geriatric who is also blind and crippled. But no, I have him all wrong. Staring off into the void, he contemplates the universe.



And...HOLY SHIT! IT'S DAN AKROYD AND VAL KILMER! 'Nuff said.

What is it?
A 1987....piece...by a band that was probably only signed for their love for the LORD. The year it was released has basically no bearing on it - only that by this point all the riffs and simplistic songs would sound completely obsolete and hackneyed. If it were released in 1980 it would have only been slightly less laughable.

Does It Suck?
A wholehearted and resounding YES. Bear in mind, it's nothing like "Svati Vincent" or "Wheelz Of Steel", but at times it's embarrassing to listen to. Although, I will give them this: they do a pretty good job of covering up the fact that they can't play their instruments. If you heard the first 30 seconds of the record, you might infer that the record would be good. You would also be completely wrong. The only people who are actually competent with their instruments are the drummer and maybe the bassist. Often times the guitarist will go off on these rambling and timid sounding leads where he hits innumerable amounts of sour notes (the title track - prime example). There are a few catchy moments, but they are usually ruined by Patrick Swayze's vocals or a crappy take on a simplistic riff. And I didn't even mention the organ... Honestly, the only way the vocalist would fit in is if he would have been in a punk band circa 1978. There are some good vocal lines, but his whiny voice ruins them. Also, some songs, "Tyranny" and "Toxic Wastelands" are unbelievably short.

I paid five American dollars for that album. Five dollars. And for some reason I don't even regret it. When you see something that looks like it's an inbred hybrid of Poison and Stryper, BUY IT.

Notable Moments:
-Robert poses a deep question for us all on the track "Tyranny". How can you be a rock and roll sinner when you want to be a rock and roll star?

It appears that Tyranny has a Myspace page and Robert's son is the bassist in the new line up. They put out another "album" but really, if the songs on the page are of any indication, I could have made it sound better. There isn't even a human drummer. Not to mention the re-recordings they did sound WORSE than the originals. It really is a shame, as you'd think Mr. Mirabilio would have his shit together after 20 years.

Wrap-Up
Has a certain terrible charm in this shitstorm of jumbled riffs. It looks slightly rare. Can't say much more about it, but it somehow adds to my collection in the way that it is a gem of poor execution. I've said it over and over again, but one word describes the record: simplistic. Should be observed in a humorous light. Rating: 4/10