Album Review: 9mm Solution - One Shot One Kill (2006) B-

Sounds Like: Coal Chamber, Nonpoint

If 9mm Solution had been around in 1996 or 1997, they would've been a very, very big deal. Their sound is awfully close to that of mid-nineties nu-metal stalwarts Coal Chamber. Chugging, de-tuned groove-type riffs, stucatto vocals mixed with some singing. It's all there.

That isn't necessarily a bad thing, even in 2006. The sound on One Shot, One Kill is tight, and 9mm Solution do vary their style a bit with some uptempo tracks. While there's isn't an abduance of musicality (this is a very 'nu-metal' album after all) here, everything is well played without anything in particular standing out.

Vocals range from a raspy shout to clean singing and some spoken word type stuff. Again, nothing great, but at least there's some variety.

Not a bad release from the Milwaukee group. Nothing spectacular but a nice little slice of metal, 1996 style.