i had this album on cd as it was released in 2008, i think. it was the time when all this deathcore hype was fresh and coming. stuff like suicide silence or despised icon released some heavy weight records and winds of plague came up in the wake of the aforementioned bands. they had the problem that they were always and still are compared to another band from california - bleeding through. lined up pretty equally when certain characters of members are concerned (hot chick on keyboards, heavily tattooed singer) plus a similar sound, winds of plague never managed to step out of bt's shadow.
unjustly in my eyes. because wop has more to offer than just being bleeding through's lookalikes. although their latest album 'against the world' was a bit of a let down, 'decimate the weak' is a scorcher! if you like symphonic death metal and can dig a little bit of hardcore attitude this will be just your taste. the most outstanding to me is the great number of kick ass guitar solos. check out 'one body too many', one of my favourite songs of that record.
the record comes in a nice gatefold sleeve which i think looks pretty decent. what is somewhat strange is the insert which you can see in both pictures. it shows the cover art and on the flip side a head on a lance taken from the inner gatefold art. nothing more. no credits, no thank list, no nothing. so what is the purpose? anyway, nice heavy white vinyl rounds out the packaging. nicely done!
century media. 2008.
