Think
what you want, but I totally LUUUUUHHV this record! This is Thrash Metal
anno 1985 - noisy, uncompromising and raw as hell. You get the impression
they wanted to be the most brutal band they'd ever heard and they probably
were. It has the same primitive attack as the
1st DARK ANGEL or
SLAUGHTER (CAN) LPs, but is more bratty and in your face. It sounds like it was
recorded on a taperecorder in mom & dad's garage (yes, really!) and the
guitars are so raw you can actually feel them gutting you from throat
to groin and then stitch you up with razor wire. It's perfect. "Sex And
Destruction", the song with the coolest title ever, is so much more a
slap in the face than a kick in the gut. Did I write slap? Sorry, that
should read "...a round of steel-capped dum-dum bullets blessed by Satan!"
and it only last for about a minute and a half, but what a ride. "Kill
Your Enemies" churns out some really groovy CELTIC FROST-meets-HOLOCAUST
mid-paced proto-Death Metal riffing and how can you not love a song that
starts out: "When you sell your soul to the dark lord, you can never turn
your back...". "Firestorm" starts off with some thundering drums and quickly
goes into total Speed Thrashing Death Metal mayhem and sort of reminds
me of "War ensemble" by SLAYER, only much more crude and distorted. "Smash
Your Face" totally rocks like the most Hard Rocking bits off "Kill 'em
All" or "Killing Is My Business.." and ends this gem perfectly. This album
is not for everyone, it's true, but if you have an interest in American
Thrash Metal history and a weak spot for those early, extreme Metal records
mostly found in Central Europe and South America, this item should be
an essential on your wantlist and, hopefully, later in your collection,
rare as hell though it may be. It's basically a demo pressed on vinyl.
Just a black, blank sleave with a sticker on each side - a logo on the
front and band picture on the back. A red version is also said to exist,
as well as copies released without the stickers, but I cannot confirm
that, or which version is the most common one. You'll have an easier time
finding their LP on Axe Killer Records, but they cleaned up their sound
and style alot in the year between. (It's still quite an interesting and
original album though..)
(Thanx to
Charly Kogler for additional info)