Faust
is the
heavy metal
soundtrack to the film of the same name. Where many
metal
soundtracks consist of a few known groups and several unknowns, this soundtrack is the opposite as it actually features most of the biggest names in the underground
scene. Most of these songs have been released on other albums before, but that only makes the soundtrack more of a sampler of the
scene in the late '90s/beginning of the century. Some of the better bands on the soundtrack are represented by their weaker tracks; good examples of this are
Sepultura
's two contributions (which suffer from the awkwardness that set in after founder
Max Cavalera
left the band) and
Soulfly
's weak
rap-metal
entry (which ironically is the band that
Cavalera
founded in the wake of his departure). Still, there are some fantastic
songs on the soundtrack, especially the entries from underground heroes
Fear Factory
,
Brujeria
's savage
"Colas De Rata,"
and
Spineshank
's driving
"Asthmatic."
Even the classic
death metal
sounds of
Obituary
Nailbomb
are represented by two of their best tracks. With almost ten years of good
represented here, this does make an excellent primer for anyone curious to hear what was going on in the underground while
Korn
Limp Bizkit
spread their evil in the mainstream. ~ Bradley Torreano