Another article of mine, published in the Turkish Daily News, Oct. 31, 2007.An experienced underground band, consisting of Turkish musicians, with countless concerts and festivals up their sleeve, 'False In Truth,' has finally unleashed their first album, 'Denial of Facts' after 13 years.
Imagine a band that has existed for no less than 13 years, but has not had the chance to release a single album, or even a demo, all these years. Impossible? Welcome to the Turkish metal scene!
That band is Istanbul's False In Truth, which executes old school death metal imbued with thrash metal. Founded in 1994 at the Istanbul Technical University, the original line-up has changed so much that founder-vocalist Toygar Naiboğlu might have a hard time counting them all. But all of their labor is felt in the long-awaited debut. Yes, Turkey's most experienced underground band, with countless concerts and festivals up their sleeve, have finally unleashed their first album, "Denial of Facts" (2007) to an indifferent world.
As the album reflects a band which has been on the scene for more than a decade, it will sound odd to even the most experienced metal ear: Moving from song to song, one remembers the "good old days," of the ‘80s, during which bands that inspired Naiboğlu such as Death and Kreator had released their rawest and most aggressive albums. Have a go at "Never Again," or "Death Side Story," for example. Then one feels the precision and maturity of the ‘90s in tracks such as Social Lies and the socially conscious "Puppets In The Sand," a furious mourning for Iraq (Greed in your eyes / Oil in your minds / Peace in your words / The mask of all your lies). With its catchy but powerful riffing, "Lost" embodies how the metal of the 2000's affected Turkey, a top-notch piece that has as much class as a, say, Lamb of God or Dew-Scented song.
The only area False In Truth have not ventured into is the intricacies of technical death, and for good reason: As a band that bases itself on the punk-influenced thrash of the ‘80s, Naiboğlu and co. like their sound raw and simple, their message of all-round skepticism as straightforward as it gets. Their legendary concerts echo this attitude, as when they can, they invite listeners to the stage to headbang with them, only to end in stagedives. Naiboğlu stagedives with them whenever possible. Their gala concert, held in the sweaty and stuffy atmosphere of Istanbul's Dorock Bar in October, testified to that, as "comrades" from other Turkish metal acts such as Catafalque and Murder King went onstage, took over the equipment and all played Six Feet Under's "Manipulation" while those in the crowd tried walking on the ceiling.
But, as said before, this is about attitude. "False In Truth" consists of fine musicians, and that shows in the album. Stage-master Toygun Naiboğlu on lead guitars, the grindcore-influenced Orçun Sartpolat on rhythm guitars, Fatih Balcı on bass and Özgür Erdovan on drums. Now that they have made their ultimate statement to the world, they plan to promote their album, tour wherever possible, and spread the word of "False In Truth."
That band is Istanbul's False In Truth, which executes old school death metal imbued with thrash metal. Founded in 1994 at the Istanbul Technical University, the original line-up has changed so much that founder-vocalist Toygar Naiboğlu might have a hard time counting them all. But all of their labor is felt in the long-awaited debut. Yes, Turkey's most experienced underground band, with countless concerts and festivals up their sleeve, have finally unleashed their first album, "Denial of Facts" (2007) to an indifferent world.
As the album reflects a band which has been on the scene for more than a decade, it will sound odd to even the most experienced metal ear: Moving from song to song, one remembers the "good old days," of the ‘80s, during which bands that inspired Naiboğlu such as Death and Kreator had released their rawest and most aggressive albums. Have a go at "Never Again," or "Death Side Story," for example. Then one feels the precision and maturity of the ‘90s in tracks such as Social Lies and the socially conscious "Puppets In The Sand," a furious mourning for Iraq (Greed in your eyes / Oil in your minds / Peace in your words / The mask of all your lies). With its catchy but powerful riffing, "Lost" embodies how the metal of the 2000's affected Turkey, a top-notch piece that has as much class as a, say, Lamb of God or Dew-Scented song.
The only area False In Truth have not ventured into is the intricacies of technical death, and for good reason: As a band that bases itself on the punk-influenced thrash of the ‘80s, Naiboğlu and co. like their sound raw and simple, their message of all-round skepticism as straightforward as it gets. Their legendary concerts echo this attitude, as when they can, they invite listeners to the stage to headbang with them, only to end in stagedives. Naiboğlu stagedives with them whenever possible. Their gala concert, held in the sweaty and stuffy atmosphere of Istanbul's Dorock Bar in October, testified to that, as "comrades" from other Turkish metal acts such as Catafalque and Murder King went onstage, took over the equipment and all played Six Feet Under's "Manipulation" while those in the crowd tried walking on the ceiling.
But, as said before, this is about attitude. "False In Truth" consists of fine musicians, and that shows in the album. Stage-master Toygun Naiboğlu on lead guitars, the grindcore-influenced Orçun Sartpolat on rhythm guitars, Fatih Balcı on bass and Özgür Erdovan on drums. Now that they have made their ultimate statement to the world, they plan to promote their album, tour wherever possible, and spread the word of "False In Truth."
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