“Θα σας έλεγα να απολαύσετε το “Out Raising Hell” πίνοντας γιαπωνέζικη μπύρα με σφηνάκια aquavit για να μπείτε στο πνεύμα αλλά τώρα που το σκέφτομαι ίσως να μην είναι η καλύτερη ιδέα, δεν είναι καλή περίοδος να σας τρέχουνε για πλύση στομάχου, οπότε απλά παίξτε το δυνατά.” – Rockway, Αλέξης Δρυμιώτης “Das Ergebnis klingt äußerst
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“Paranoid’s approach has always felt like it was born from playing filthy shows in even filthier venues, and Out Raising Hell‘s songs evoke that gritty flick knife and broken bottle feel.” – Last Rites, Craig Hayes “A lot of old school metalpunk heads don’t necessarily understand the best of the style has typically arisen from
“Musically, the band’s rampage borrows heavily from Japanese d-beat ragers like Disclose and Kriegshög. The raw vocals bring to mind 1980s extreme metal groups like Venom and fellow Swedes, Celtic Frost. While the marriage of these styles isn’t anything new, Paranoid does an excellent job of carrying on this tradition while also sculpting their own
“A blend of d-beat (the main ingredient), rawpunk, black metal, hardcore, speed metal and rock ‘n roll, but executed in a very energetic manner.” – VM-Underground, Fredde
New interview (and review) for BATTLE HELM. “With equal doses Discharge, Anti Cimex and punk this blast through my speakers like the end of the world is near” – Battle Helm, Anders Ekdahl (4/5)
New interview (and review) in Swedish for SKRUTT MAGAZINE. “Man hör att de verkligen har påverkats av både Discharge och Slayer på samma gång av Black Sabbath och den typen av hårdrock. Lägg till detta deras japanska titlar så blir det riktigt coolt. De har ett riktigt bra driv i sin musik och ni som
“Exasperated, frustrated and tanked, they perfectly suit the confrontational cacophony that makes up the musical side found here. A rip-roaring good time of a record.” – The Mighty Decibel, Chris Tighe (7.5)
“PARANOID låter fortfarande som om åttiotalet aldrig hade tagit slut. Det är skitigt, smutsigt och kraftigt inspirerat av VENOM (och då menar jag självklart de stilbildande första åren med Cronos).” – Close-Up Magazine, Dante Thomsen (6)
“偏執症者 (Paranoid) shifts from track to track quickly never to provide you with ample time to take any kind of breath. Heavy Mental Fuck-Up! suffocates you under its torrid pace as it rolls from track to track like a bulldozer over the dead.” – Cadaver Garden