Armed with pummeling guitar riffs and jackhammer rhythms, Florida's Nonpoint stay firmly rooted in metal territory on TO THE PAIN.
Vocalist Elias Soriano often recalls Metallica's James Hetfield on that band's ST.
ANGER, and the potent, streamlined thrash on offer here also echoes the revered group.
Still, Nonpoint put their own stamp on the music by incorporating Spanish lyrics and Latin rhythms on some tracks, and--in what appears to be a forgotten trend amongst metalheads--occasionally even rapping.