CD Review
This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010.
These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins.
Artist: Job for a Cowboy
Album: Ruination (2009 Metal Blade)
Tracks: 10
Artist website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_for_a_Cowboy
OVERVIEW
Ruination is the sophomore full-length effort from American death metallers Job for a Cowboy. This is the first time I’ve heard any of their music.
Words like: high octane, fueled, and brutal, are very befitting here. I was totally blown away by the drum work of John “The Charn” Rice.
Over all, I wish the album had a bit more variation to it. I found it to be very repetitive and compositionally uninteresting for the majority of the record. If you like “cookie monster” vocals, fast drumming, and really heavy guitars, this is probably something you will really enjoy.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Unfurling A Darkened Gospel, Summon the Hounds
PLAY BY PLAY
Track 1 – Unfurling A Darkened Gospel
Awesome energy!
Track 2 – Summon the Hounds
Very cool riffage! Brutal.
Track 3 – Constitutional Masturbation
Too cluttered. Gets better towards the end.
Track 4 – Regurgitated Disinformation
Cool
Track 5 – March to Global Enslavement
Meh
Track 6 – Butchering the Enlightened
Interesting
Track 7 – Lords of Chaos
Meh
Track 8 – Psychological Immorality
Totally lost interest while listening to this track
Track 9 – To Detonate and Exterminate
Repetitive
Track 10 – Ruination
I was hoping that the title track would have been more powerful.