This is quite an unusual effort. It's not
really an EP because it has more than an hour worth of music.
It's not really a compilation because it has three new
Avulsed songs on it as well as three cover tracks. It's
not really a tribute album either because Avulsed
themselves play on it too. It's actually a pretty weird and
original blend.
Reanimations is a very mixed
bag of goodies. Here's two new tracks which both promise well
for the next album. Moreover there's a reworked version of
"Unconscious Pleasure" as well as three Avulsed
renditions of tracks by Exodus, WASP and
Gorefest. All three are done well, but nothing that
beat the originals. Last but not least the Spaniards has
picked nine Avulsed renditions done by other Spanish
bands.
I like the whole idea and concept. It's nice to
hear that most of the bands which have contributed with their
interpretations of the Avulsed songs haven't just made
an exact copy of the original, but tried to set their own
fingerprints on the songs too. Still most of them aren't very
interesting, because wouldn't you always want to hear the
original instead? I know I would. Actually the Zardonic
techno remix of "Stabwound Orgasm" is the best track because
it's totally different from what you would expect on a death
metal album. Reanimations is mandatory if you're
already a fan of the Spaniards otherwise there's not too much
to find here.