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Kalmah - 12 Gauge



8.1 | 473 votes |
Release date: 24 February 2010
Style: Melodic death metal, Extreme power metal

Owners:

441 have it
62 want it
1 trades it


01. Rust Never Sleeps
02. One Of Fail
03. Bullets Are Blind
04. Swampwar
05. Better Not To Tell
06. Hook The Monster
07. Godeye
08. 12 Gauge
09. Sacramentum
10. Cold Sweat [Thin Lizzy cover] [Japanese bonus]

Additional info
Release dates:

February 24: Japan
March 2: Canada
March 3: Europe
April 6: USA

Staff review by
Troy Killjoy
Rating:
6.7
Melodic death metal
Finland
Spinefarm Records

Line-up on the CD:
Pekka Kokko - vocals, guitar
Antti Kokko - lead guitar
Timo "Lede" Lehtinen - bass
Marco Sneck - keyboards
Janne Kusmin - drums

Alas, the almighty swamp metal titans Kalmah grace us with their sixth full-length release, entitled 12 Gauge. (Before listening to this album I was immediately turned off by the name of the album.) Ever one to worry about band's changing directions for the worst (see: Cryptopsy's The Unspoken King), the hairs stood up slightly on my neck upon reading the title of an album named after everyone's least favorite gun to use in Counter-Strike - next to the Ingram MAC-10 at least. Needless to say, I was pleased to discover Kalmah continued with their efforts regarding melodic death metal, further establishing themselves as one of metal's most popular and talented outfits.

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published 25.07.2010 | Comments (80)

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16.03.2010 - 19:51
Rating: 8
3dd

Better Not To Tell, Hook The Monster, Godeye
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23.03.2010 - 03:06
Rating: 8
missionmetal

This album is actually pretty good.
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22.04.2010 - 07:43
Urizen367

Just saw the video for the title track. definitely getting my hands on a copy of this one!!
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I will not reason and compare, my business is to create.
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28.04.2010 - 23:34
metalh3ad

Not at all like some of their older stuff... more melodic, less swampy... especially "one of fail" i really like it though
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02.06.2010 - 09:48
Rating: 10
Uller

I just don't know why this is the kalmah album with less raiting, I think that is one of their best albums of not the best, songs are not as slow as the ones in TBW and the keyboard solos are back, its speedy, songwriting is awesome. etc.
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29.07.2011 - 22:38
Rating: 9
Vikcen
Metálico
The true it is really very good, but... shame the sound it is a little "batiburrí", hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mess, jumble, etc, etc hahaha, it is the bad thing of this album in my opinion. Luckily you can syntonize it, but in this case "you will need great skill" to get a good sound haha. Well, almost all songs are very good, but some highlights: "Rust Never Sleeps", "One Of Fail", "Bullets Are Blind", "12 Gauge"...
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25.01.2013 - 15:49
nille

Having the ability to put everything on the album .......

The album is very good ......

Good riff of "good melody".

Song number 6 took me to the cross .....
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05.07.2013 - 07:17
Rating: 10
Wes

Coming back to this album after loving "Seventh Swamphony". Damn this band just keeps getting better. Love it.
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30.11.2013 - 18:49
Rating: 8
NorthernDickhead

Whole album is pretty uneven.....songs like Hook The Monster,12 Gauge and Sacramentum have are awesome imo. But rest of the album is much more weaker. Plus I don't like the production. Good album still.
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06.04.2016 - 14:07
Rating: 7
Joppe
Steelemeister
The album is pretty much what one would expect from Kalmah. Not their best songs in overall IMO, but as I see "Better Not To Tell" is different, kinda unique Kalmah song with some great melodies.
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03.10.2016 - 19:25
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Tage Westerlund
A bit les keys melodic but guitar one, and its nice to see band go back to roots and put swam in a song title, well band never should lost it, anyway now its herd to judge this album and band
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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06.06.2018 - 00:41
Rating: 8
indexqwest

"Bullets Are Blind" sounds like Metallica's "Blackened"
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14.07.2022 - 10:32
Rating: 7
GrimReaper85

Sacramentum is good, others not so much. Want to give it even a 6.
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27.05.2023 - 11:15
Rating: 9
MMizfall

This was the kind of relentless riffing Palo wished to recreate. But Palo lacked the power in grabbing our attention and this still being their latest greatest guitar solo compilation didn't' help either.
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04.01.2024 - 12:07
Rating: 7
tintinb

Good album from kalmah, very decent melodeath.
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Leeches everywhere.
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24.01.2024 - 20:26
Rating: 10
Mastodon74

Well, to me, possibly in my musical ignorance, it seems like a great job.
Just because the production isn't the best doesn't mean the songs are bad.
I enjoy this album full of riffs, rage and energy from beginning to end.
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