Castrofate – “Cataclysmic Insanity” released February 4, 2009 by Cataclysmic Metal Records Often regarded as a solo project by Dan Castro (who still writes the lion’s share of material), the NY/Jersey group is now a solid quartet, and ambitiously attempt a concept album for their sophomore release. It’s lyrically quite straightforward, not leaving much to the imagination, but their riffs and melodies can be quite memorable (see 1, 4). The vocals aren’t bad either–a good formula with a little Dave Mustaine and a lot of Chuck Billy. The second half gets kinda odd, with a bluesy track (appropriately titled [...read more]