It is no surprise not so many metalhead have a clear or positive impression on Korean metal. Metal bands from there that can make their names overseas are very rare. With a way too small market for this kind of music and ever scacity of recording studios and experienced technicians, only the fittest can survive. METHOD is surely one of them. Being invited by TRHK to promote the album "Survival ov the Fittest" in Hong Kong, their debut and stage presence knocked everyone down without warning. No matter music, performance and production have achieved a very high level that is comparable to many other famous Asian or even European and American acts. Nobody would guess this is a Korean band but from Japan or other Asian countries.

Their name is absolutely not "metallic" enough that sounds quite "core" in fact, and with a band history of merely a few years. Yet on the musical side they got beaten by no one in the Asian region, perhaps except a few elites such as KING'S-EVIL from Japan. Thrash has undergone numerous transformations and assimilations thorough two decades. Simply put thrash now has divided into two schools, and fans of each school show discontent towards to other: hardcore followers dismiss the excess melodicism and trendy rhythms of the new-school, while the raw sound and pure aggression of the eighties they long for are obsolete to comtemporary thrash fans. METHOD wisely took the middle path. Production keeps the raw edge of the oldies yet polished enough without the over-digitalization of most modern bands. Even veterans would be reminded of their good old days again simply by the sound. It is evident the band learned a lot from the masters in history . Great dynamics and concentrating aggression by the evil SLAYER and DARK ANGEL are mixed perfectly with the mid-paced dark groove of TESTAMENT. No doubt TESTAMENT is one of their biggest influences and favourites that they simply covered "D.N.R." from their heaviest release "The Gathering"! If you were a big TESTAMENT fan too, will surely enjoy METHOD a lot.

The fusion of both the old-school and modern of METHOD is also highly appreciated. They are not just a copier of the historical acts but an innovator in this era. The voice of Alex the singer is the kind between death and hardcore, close to some Swedish and Danish thrashers like THE HAUNTED and HATESPHERE. Syncopated riffs and neo-classical harmonized leads are borrowed from their European colleagues. The band also extensively used symphonic-alike arrangement, classical scales and special synth & guitar effects to enrich soundscape and surprise listeners in many chrouses and bridges. Dare to say METHOD has already triumphed over many European counterparts both musically and creatively. Twelve songs in "Survival ov the Fittest" last for almost fifty minutes that is unusally long in the thrash world which the 30-minute benchmark of "Reign in Blood" is firmly followed. It is not difficult to find albums in this genre getting bored quick and leave no impression after several spins. Ironically, there are so many bands in the west can keep releasing such kind of albums in line every year! That's why METHOD is of course superior: the whole album, though long, gets so many twists and turn with high technicality that never let you down.

If these Korean were produced by legendary modern producers like Andy Sneap and Tue Madsen and received proper promotion in the European and American region, they would have no chance to miss the fortunate. METHOD is surely one of the fittest in the game. Should you thrash, can't miss METHOD.