CD review of Kurtz's album: A Metal Heritage For Young America

A Metal Heritage For Young America is an angry album that will appeal to fans of raw, unadulterated heavy metal guitar and primal vocals. The band is a local unsigned group that has been playing together for a few years now, and their polish definitely shows on the five-track CD.

             The titles on the CD include “Itch,” “Judge,” “Force,” “Our World,” and “Bye Polar.” They are all a collection of furious lyrics and steel madness. This is the music that is listened to when someone is ready to go into the mosh-pit and stomp on people.

            In other words, this CD is not going to be for everybody, and the one downside to consider is that the album maintains the same energy and sound for almost 25 minutes.      While I really enjoyed hearing this album, I quit listening close after track three “Force Fed.” I still banged my head and thumped my leg up and down, but I could not tell the difference in tracks. My recommendation is to do two things, go to their Web site (kurtz.4strength.com) to hear samples of the album, and I would also take the time to check them out live.

Grade: B-