Insane - King Of Fools
Review By : Boek
Added : 03/08/'05
Views : 1091
Score
  80 %
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Website : Insane
Label : Edge Records / Hammer Records
Tracks : 14
Playtime : 46:05
Release : 01-07-2005
After Blind Myself, Superbutt, Subscribe and The Idoru, yet another Hungarian band gave us their CD to review. This time it’s the band Insane. The cover of their album ‘King Of Fools’ immediately attracted me and so I got the opportunity to review this album. The fact that the style of this band was described as a classical nu-metal band like Superbutt and Subscribe made me even more curious to this album. Let’s see if this band is really a fair comparison to those bands.
 
Insane is calling itself a classical nu-metal band like Superbutt and Subscribe. Well, I can definitely understand this comparison but the most pleasurable thing for me is, that Insane plays almost every song on the album in a style I recognize from other bands. For example the second track on the album, ‘The Run’, which is played in the direction Ill Nino plays their music. And the third track on the album, ‘Last Lucky Day’, which, in my opinion, sounds like a local Dutch band called Smogus. Other bands that Insane plays similar songs to are DevilDriver (especially the death-metal alike screams from vocalist Oszkár Knapp) and 36 Crazyfists.
 
And it’s especially that last band that the music is comparable to in a certain way. An original way that is. It’s that same grunt/roar/scream (or whatever you wanna call it) as Brock Lindow from 36CF, only Insane does is less robotic. The voice seems to be more natural here. Besides the comparisons between all the vocals I must add to this review that I think Oszkár Knapp really has a golden throat to me. Damn! That guy can scream! I’m really curious to the live show of these guys because if they can actually manage to do the same thing live as on the album they certainly will become on of the better bands in Europe.
 
Music wise the band has definitely convinced me of their skills by playing every single song in such a way they won’t bore me for a minute. And the fact that I can recognize some tunes and tones from other band makes is even more attractive to me. Don’t get me wrong here: I’m not saying Insane copied all these sounds from all the other well-known bands mentioned above, they just seem to refer to those bands.
 
Conclusion? Well, I can only say that this is again a great band from Hungary that’s worth to spent your money on. And it wouldn’t surprise me if the Hungarian metalscene will grow way bigger than it is now. This country really is a welcome addition to the European metalscene. 
 
Got interested in this band? Well, then keep an eye out on their official website because the band plans to hit Europe very soon! At least they’ll have one fan standing in front of them if they get to plan the Netherlands as well! That would be me! Hopefully they show up with some of the other great aforementioned Hungarian bands. 

The album is downloadable at this location: http://insanepromo.atw.hu/  enjoy!!!

Line Up:
Oszkár Knapp - Vocals
Gábor Érsek - Drums
Imre Bende - Guitars
Lászlo Kádár - Guitars
Péter Lehelvári - Bass

Track Listing:
1. Halfway To Hell (3:14)
2. The Run (2:56)
3. Last Lucky Day (3:44)
4. Set It On Me (3:29)
5. Army Of Cheaters (3:31)
6. Icbad (3:43)
7. Parasite (3:11)
8. Scare The Crows (3:46)
9. King Of Fools (2:45)
10. Requiem (4:20)
11. In The Movies (1:16)
12. The End Of The End (2:57)
13. Monochrome (3:45)
14. Downtown (3:25)


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02-08-2005 14:10 - Buzzin Hornet
nice review! I just can't wait for the festival next week
02-08-2005 22:22 - Shaddix
Hi Everybody!

Here's the special offer from the band: you can free download the whole album!

http://www.insanepromo.tk/

(If there will be some problem with the download especially with the foreign IPs send me an e-mail please and I will put it on yousendit.com <===> haddix@enternet.hu">shaddix@enternet.hu)

If you like the cd you can buy it. Send me an e-mail to haddix@enternet.hu">shaddix@enternet.hu and write what do you want to buy. You can view the buyable stuffs on the official site under the store sub-menu.

http://www.insanemusic.hu/ <===> the official Insane website
02-08-2005 23:05 - Buzzin Hornet
dude.. can I buy one album on the festival next week for 1500 HUF?
03-08-2005 14:46 - Bastian Blackrain
That's an awfully nice gesture, Shaddix!
03-08-2005 17:01 - Shaddix
Buzzin Hornet: Yes, there will be an own store for Insane. You can buy there cds, shirts, stickers, etc.
03-08-2005 17:45 - Buzzin Hornet
awesome, reserve one for me
05-08-2005 01:35 - Spoerie
King of Fools, damnit!

Don't pick a Social Distortion song title for your album name!

have fun in Hungary y'all ... idiots
05-08-2005 19:02 - Shaddix
Spoerie: No, there isn't any connection between Social Distortion and Insane and we didn't steal Ed Guys's album title. There was a big problem with the album title, because the original title was Kingdom Of Fools, but there is a band in Hungary called Bridge To Solace and it has an EP called the same, so it was modified to King Of Fools. This is the short story of tha title. :-)
06-08-2005 22:28 - Spoerie
haha. It didn't really matter what the reason was. Everything has a reason, I just thought it was a dangerous choice.

And that there was no link between you and Mike Ness, well, I didn't think there was. King of Fools is just a line that really reminds me (and I bet a lot of other people) of Social Distortion.


But that doesn't change anything about the quality of the record though! I'm pretty much bitching about nothing here

cheers
08-08-2005 12:52 - Lex
 hey Spoerie, you goin' to the Social Distortion gig in de Melkweg?

I was to late to get my tickets

And at Lowlands they play at the same time as another act I really want to see.

Cruel fate.

10-08-2005 13:37 - Spoerie
No I'm not going to either concerts and I didnt go to germany either.

Would've loved to go though!

SD rocks.
I would drop the other act man!
11-08-2005 11:49 - Lex
 nah the dilemma is that 'the other act' is a unique collaboration between two country/americana artists of whom one can not tell if they will ever tour together again in the future.. as for S.d., who knows if they're still around in 5 of 6 years, right?

a real dilemma if youd ask me

11-08-2005 12:11 - Boek
but then again you're talking about a band that is in no way related to the band this review is about (no offense :p)
12-08-2005 16:09 - Spoerie

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I have no idea what is playing, but if it ain't Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash I'd pick Social Distortion. And since we all know that is sort of an impossible combination, Mike Ness it is!
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12-08-2005 16:41 - Lex
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Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Known for superb country and americana. The latter has collaborated with Cash on his second-to-last album (American Recordings III) on the track 'The Darkness'

A unique combination, you never know if there will be a second chance to see them perform on one single stage. And well, the same goes for Mike Ness,,, who knows, maybe he'll call it quits tomorrow. There's no telling with that guy.

I wish Johnny Cash would still be touring, but the master and my favorite solo singer of all time has called it quits. In fact he's quite dead.

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12-08-2005 17:05 - Spoerie
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I'm told he is dead, yea . American Recordings III also features that U2-cover, one, fucking A in my book.

Well, it's about making decisions, I would go for SD, they will be around for a while, but it is Social Distortion

Americana is nice too though.... but less my thing.
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12-08-2005 18:42 - Lex
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yeah American Recordings III is my favorite Cash record off all time, no doubt.

but I'm gonna end this discussion before Boek or Buzz kicks our asses

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13-08-2005 00:26 - Boek
now we're talking Lex I'm such a strong guy of course, be afraid... no seriously I don't give a shit about your discussion, continue if you like   or else open a forum topic for it...
16-08-2005 20:05 - Buzzin Hornet
Tibor @ Sziget Festival with his new album:
http://upload.metalrage.com/DSCN2744_small.JPG
23-08-2005 23:36 - Shaddix
Hey dude!

I just saw this pics about you with our cd. Thanks for supporting! I hope you will enjoy it and you liked our show at Sziget. I hope you will come to our show in the Netherlands. Best wishes! Bye!
15-04-2006 12:11 - Buzzin Hornet
Well, I had to miss your sziget show due to an interview with Andras from Superbutt (you know what he is like.. non stop talking ) but I bought the album and saw you last week in NL and this year I will try to see the Sziget show with hopefully an active crowd