Holy Terror - Terror And Submission

What a tragically underrated band.

Good thrash, but what really sets it apart is the fact that it was "made in French." so says the back of the album.

Underappreciated thrash classic ...

Fine album, that unfortunately gets overshadowed by the following album "Mindwars". Some of these songs, namely "Mortal Fear", "Distant Calling" and "Tomorrow's End" do kick ass.

One of the most underrated thrash bands and albums ever. I remember when I got into thrash in the first place and Holy Terror was one of my favourite bands even as a pre-teen kid. This has everything I love about the genre, plus a little thin-sounding production and singer you can't understand at all because he's doing his thing so darn fast. Truly overlooked gem.

Good stuff, I like it, speedy.
At times a bit too punk-rockish for me (e.g. Blood of the Saints). Lacks clear stand-out tracks (maybe Mortal Fear and the closer).
Overall, I prefer the successor.
Lower 8 here.
But generally, yes, the band's essential Thrash, and overlooked.

Re-listening after 6 years. This is killer material and sure, it's overlooked, it's not found, it's not headbanged to, it's a thing for a minority. And Rambo is absolutely right about Keith Deen's vocals; they're damn fast like Sean Killian on Eternal Nightmare, or in modern days eminem or Hi-Rez. I miss old times when everything wasn't so overproduced, everything wasn't so much about how artist's look or how much they would sell, old metal was a great movement with lots of breaking to a new territory.

I am upping the rating after all these years, everything is relative based on what you have heard and what you compare to, after all. I have heard plenty of good, plenty of dogshiet and this album sticks out as better. I still enjoy Blood Of The Saints, Mortal Fear, Distant Calling and Tomorrow's End most.

Rate it high ... or BE A POSER

I didn't expect to find the original inspiration for my favorite riff from Doom II "Into Sandy's City". Pure joy.

This is one of those great forgotten albums that is of high quality. The production is decent, often some of these lesser-known bands tend to have uneven production. Although this one has a touch of thrash, it still has a good dose of speed metal, a balanced fusion of melody and aggression. The guitar work here is quite impressive, with memorable melodies on most tracks. And while the vocals aren't my favourite, they're quite decent. Overall, it was a great debut, with no annoying or boring songs.