SOIL "Redefine"
by Ozzy Stillbourne

Cover: 3 Scars out of 10.
I don't know what the fuck this is. I see the band's name and just a bunch of random looking stuff. Beats me.

Booklet: 6 Scars out of 10.
Typewritten lyrics, pictures, and plenty of thanks and credits. It's interesting enough.

Songs: 8 Scars out of 10.
I dig the first two songs, "Pride" and "Redefine," the best, and the rest of this is cool. Everything is basically heavy and melodic. It's current radio metal or whatever you want to call it.
I like it better than their first Cd "Scars." "Cross My Heart, " "Say You Will," and "Love Hate Game" are other favorites. This is produced by Johnny K, who is the Tom Werman of modern metal bands. He seems to do everybody. Maybe that's why a lot of them all sound the same. It's well produced, polished, and the songwriting is good enough, but after a while some of this starts to blend together with other songs and other bands.

Comments: I like this but it's getting hard to tell one of these bands from another. So many of these bands have the same sound and none of them stand out. It's cool for a little while but then you get bored and move on. Soil has the potential to stand out so their next Cd better seperate them from the pack a bit more.