Probably one of the most overlooked and underrated albums in thrash metal history.

Written by strade on 12.06.2011 at 05:32

Probably one of the most overlooked and underrated albums in thrash metal history.

Absolutely true ...

More like the most overlooked and underrated album in thrash history. I've been getting a little burnt out on thrash lately, but this album still sounds great. File these guys along with Toxik, Aspid, and Coroner in the "Holy tech thrash insanity this shit needs to be more well known!!!!" category.

Funny how this album Now has 25 votes... It had 27 votes few months ago and thats why I removed it from my list...

Killer album. Have no idea what happened to the band after "Raging Steel", but it sure changed them for the better. The compositions and song structures are totally different here. Songs are longer, but they don't feel like dragging or filler. Even the vocals are better and more varying on this album. And of course, there is the technicality/prog thing going here, keeping it interesting. Like the whole thing went to next level. While the whole album seems like a highlight, to me the latter part of the album with songs such as "Watching The World", "Narcotic" and "Machinery" is a bit more appealing than the anterior part. One question remains: should the album be given 9 or 10 because of the subpar production? I'm feeling like going with a 10 on this, but it could be either way.

8.72 & 29 votes...where's this album in 1988's top albums?

Written by indexqwest on 21.10.2015 at 01:37

8.72 & 29 votes...where's this album in 1988's top albums?

Because the band is invisible

Another mediocre 80s thrash album being hailed as something exceptional nowadays.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.10.2015 at 02:13

Another mediocre 80s thrash album being hailed as something exceptional nowadays.

Another mediocre post in Metalstorm...

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.10.2015 at 02:13

Another mediocre 80s thrash album being hailed as something exceptional nowadays.

That sort of thing seems to happen all the time with thrash and death metal. I'll never understand why people hail bands like Massacre as some kind of death/thrash metal icon when, as far as I can tell, they were sub-par for the time (and still are)

Maybe I fall to a quick judgment here but I couldn't bring to listen to this for long. Musically disjointed, but not in a good way. The singer is a bit whiny in my ears.

Written by indexqwest on 21.10.2015 at 01:37

8.72 & 29 votes...where's this album in 1988's top albums?

...
17. Razor - Violent Restitution
18. there it is
19. Realm - Endless War
20. Scanner - Hypertrace

An underrated Technical/Progressive thrash classic.

For fans of Voivod, Coroner and Toxik.

The mother and father of all tech/prog thrash records, one of the finest of its kind ever alongside No More Color of almighty Coroner. My only problem with this type of music is that it requires a lot of patience to really open up, since it's complex and multilayered like crazy and the lengthy songs might be bit too much for some people. Other that that I don't think there's anything worth mentioning.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.10.2015 at 02:13

Another mediocre 80s thrash album being hailed as something exceptional nowadays.

guess who never actually listened to *this* album...it's been hailed as exceptional since it was released.

Written by sgtrobo on 21.06.2020 at 08:02

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.10.2015 at 02:13

Another mediocre 80s thrash album being hailed as something exceptional nowadays.

guess who never actually listened to *this* album...it's been hailed as exceptional since it was released.

Marcels been dead for few months now and you're picking fights with him. You need to calm down and get over the fact that not everyone likes this album.

All that aside it's an okay album. Give me Voivod and Toxik over this any day.

Written by [user id=220667] on 21.06.2020 at 22:03

Written by sgtrobo on 21.06.2020 at 08:02

guess who never actually listened to *this* album...it's been hailed as exceptional since it was released.

Marcels been dead for few months now

He might not have been aware of that so you should calm down, too.

Written by [user id=220667] on 21.06.2020 at 22:03

Give me Voivod and Toxik over this any day.

Why not all three?