ENERTIA: Momentum CD. Power / Thrash a la Testament, Vicious Rumors. U.S.A 1997 self released. Check killer sample!

Description

Albany, NY – February, 1996; a band was born that would change the face of the upstate NY metal music scene. Scientifically, the property called “inertia” is the force by which an object in motion stays in motion. Change the first “I” to an “E” and you have Enertia, a band that has now stayed in constant motion for over eight years. Always maintaining their consistent lineup of musicians from day one, Enertia has released three self-financed CDs and received positive reviews worldwide, been a featured band on several widely released tribute CDs & played over 490 shows and festivals throughout the northeast USA & beyond.
Enertias sound is a well-crafted blend of power, melody, groove, and aggressiveness, from musicians that have worked hard to master their individual crafts. Their influences, including classic heavy metal, hard rock, progressive metal and more, come together flawlessly. The result is a captivating sound that is all their own.

Very overlooked – 89%
These guys should really be better known. I don’t know why a good label hasn’t picked them up yet and put out their stuff with wider distribution, because everyone who I’ve played these guys to had great responses. They remind me a bit of another New York-area band, Holy Mother (also a band whose releases are very hard to find…rats). Enertia play a sort of groove-tinged power metal, kind of Pantera-ish in places but without the thrashy tendencies (and don’t get me wrong here, I’m not a Pantera fan). Its done right here though, there are no sections where the guitars just falter cause there’s no riff present. These guys pull off some great groovy and powerful riffs (always important for any band, far as I’m concerned, heh), and the rhythm section is very tight with some occasional spotlight moments (see the beginning of “And So You Fall”). The singer is actually the main comparison I’d draw to Holy Mother, hes got a power metal-ish range but not as shriekingly high, he’s just quite capable of carrying a tune and has a pretty clean voice though its also tinged with that attitude-soaked edge you’d find from guys like Sebastian Bach. The album gets going right away with “Ripped Out”, which is one of those riffs that made me grin like a fool, assured I’d bought the right album. It never really lets down either, most of the songs on here are worth listening to and memorable (my personal favorite is “Dear God”). Check these guys out, you won’t be disappointed!

Enertia – Momentum Album Track Listing
Trk Song

1. Ripped Out 04:20
2. Dear God 04:07
3. And So You Fall 04:25
4. Six Weeks 04:52
5. Weight Of The World 04:24
6. You Know 03:44
7. Sever The Wicked 03:27
8. Walls 04:01
33:20

Middle of the road power/thrash,
1998s Momentum is the second release by the American power/thrash metal band Enertia. The bands sound is somewhere between Testament and Vicious Rumors with a heavy dose of Pantera added for good measure. Unfortunately, Enertia is just not at those bands’ level of quality. Mixing the power and thrash metal styles isn’t impossible (see Nevermore or even Savage Circus), but it doesn’t seem to work here. There are some great guitar solos, but the singers harsh vocal delivery seems out of place, and tends to distract from the music.

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Weight Of The World Lyrics:

SO TAKE THE PAIN AND GO
THEREs NO WAY YOU COULD KNOW
ONE LOOK AT ME WON’T REVEAL WHAT I SEE, WHAT I FEEL
I KNOW YOU CAN’T TELL THAT ITS MY BITTER HELL I CONCEAL
YOU DON’T KN OW WHAT ITS LIKE BEING ME
WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
YOU CAN’T REACH MY SOUL
I CAN’T FILL THE HOLE
MY DEMONS UNSEEN, I CAN’T WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN
CAN’T REVEAL
IN ALL OF MY HASTE, ALL MY TIME WAS A WASTE OF THE TRUTH
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE BEING ME
WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
SO TAKE THE PAIN AND GO
I CAN’T FILL THE HOLE
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE BEING ME
WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME
I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON MY SHOULDERS
I FEEL THE WEIGHT
I FEEL THE WEIGHT