It’s time for another one man showdown, in this case Shane Ocell a.k.a Via Vengeance the one man Progressive Sludge Metal project hailing from the sun baked Scottsdale, Arizona [Famous for its golf course I believe] As we all know one man outfits can tend to be a tid bit, well disastrous if were all being completely honest, so it’s always nice to report on one that shows real talent and a great sound. Opening track “Bad Treat” may be bad for our soul but it’s ear candy throughout with catchy riff-age and a simplistic yet effect melody. Its during “Decayed” though that “Dieography” really comes alive for me with a much more down tempo approach showing the real sludge element to Via Vengeance! The slow grinding mood continues to flow at a pleasing rate throughout “Burned” as well and its significantly clear that Shane’s controlled sound has come with much solid practice and a real desire to play music how he feels it should be played. Sometimes what you really need out of you’re music is heavy beats and a simplistic attitude and thats what you get here and the results are superb! Throughout the album the music remains fresh and lively and always catchy, in fact it’s music made for the live experience with many areas and much potential for crowd participation, but what always stand out for me is the sludge riffs, slow in pace but brutal in execution that keep me gripped to “Dieography” and thats the reason why I feel it is just so damn good! [8]

Saturday, February 07, 2009
recent review from The Evil Inquisition [Music Webzine]