CAIN Reviews

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Robert	Tombstone Fanzine	10/1/01
... It’s nice that this blasphemous six piece (CAIN stands for Christ Aborted In Nativity) have such a long demo title, shame that it really has little influence on the music. Far from some Norse Church burning low quality demo, Cain have beefed up their sound clearly, their second guitarist and keyboardist ensuring that no space is empty. Starting off as a slow, mournful dirge the band soon move into a more prehistoric death sound, before lightening the load again with a thrashy instrumental. Varied yet of the highest quality, like a jigsaw each track has it’s own subtle sound, yet slots easily into the overall picture. My only complaint is that this isn’t longer. Rated 7 out of 10

Adrian Bromley Chronicles Of Chaos Summer/01

... This rather young band calling themselves Christ Aborted in Nativity, or CAIN as they refer to themselves (get it?), seem to have a lot of potential from the get go. An interesting opener ("Luna's Requiem") starts things off quite passively before the band steps right into the vicious death/black metal attack of "Imprisoned in Flesh" and onto the rather cool sounding stride of instrumental number "...Of Razor-Blades and Membranes". And while some may see this variety as a good sign for a young band to engage in, it actually makes the release sound a bit disjointed. Granted, there are a lot of strong ideas here on If You Set Yourself on Fire, but overall the listener is lost amongst where the band is taking their music and what they really want the end result to be. Just listen as the band goes from the instrumental into "Terminat Hora Diem". What is going on here? It sounds like a whole new recording and/or band. Maybe I need more than this five-song offering to post my final judgment on this band, but as it stands right now, they seem to have all the right ideas; they just need a target to strive for now. CAIN shall return, I am sure of it.
Rated 5 out of 10
Comment: We thought a demo that exhibited our diversity would be a good idea, and apparently we were wrong.

"Nick Musicus" The Free Press 5/8/01

... CAIN rocked out despite an early snafu in which their bassist was engrossed in an episode of the Simpsons and delayed the set. They rocked hard, served people, and played very quickly. Dan Brunnemer's hands were going so fast they actually started to disappear like in Back To The Future in the Chuck Berry scene.

Andy Ryder The Observer 5/7/01

... I imagine most people on campus have seen CAIN by now, so any description I give is pretty moot. Unfortunately, I don't think many people caught their acoustic set during the last storm -- any doubts as to their songwriting, skill, or Quentin's [sic] virtuosity was utterly destroyed by that set, which could be compared to Nick Cave's morbid balladry. Anyone who missed the a cappella version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" ending the set also missed out on a life-changing experience. That's not to detract from their usual strobelight-bathed mayhem, which remains entertaining no matter how many times I see them.

Adrian Bromley	Chronicles Of Chaos	Summer/01
... This rather young band calling themselves Christ Aborted in Nativity, or CAIN as they refer to themselves (get it?), seem to have a lot of potential from the get go. An interesting opener ("Luna's Requiem") starts things off quite passively before the band steps right into the vicious death/black metal attack of "Imprisoned in Flesh" and onto the rather cool sounding stride of instrumental number "...Of Razor-Blades and Membranes". And while some may see this variety as a good sign for a young band to engage in, it actually makes the release sound a bit disjointed. Granted, there are a lot of strong ideas here on If You Set Yourself on Fire, but overall the listener is lost amongst where the band is taking their music and what they really want the end result to be. Just listen as the band goes from the instrumental into "Terminat Hora Diem". What is going on here? It sounds like a whole new recording and/or band. Maybe I need more than this five-song offering to post my final judgment on this band, but as it stands right now, they seem to have all the right ideas; they just need a target to strive for now. CAIN shall return, I am sure of it. Rated 5 out of 10 Comment: We thought a demo that exhibited our diversity would be a good idea, and apparently we were wrong.

"Nick Musicus"	The Free Press	5/8/01
... CAIN rocked out despite an early snafu in which their bassist was engrossed in an episode of the Simpsons and delayed the set. They rocked hard, served people, and played very quickly. Dan Brunnemer's hands were going so fast they actually started to disappear like in Back To The Future in the Chuck Berry scene.

Andy Ryder	The Observer	5/7/01
... I imagine most people on campus have seen CAIN by now, so any description I give is pretty moot. Unfortunately, I don't think many people caught their acoustic set during the last storm -- any doubts as to their songwriting, skill, or Quentin's [sic] virtuosity was utterly destroyed by that set, which could be compared to Nick Cave's morbid balladry. Anyone who missed the a cappella version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" ending the set also missed out on a life-changing experience. That's not to detract from their usual strobelight-bathed mayhem, which remains entertaining no matter how many times I see them.