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The EP: modern thrash borrowing a bit from death metal at times including in the vocal department where the man rends his
throat to the point of hysteria. This isn't dragging music, like the energetic cut "Wasted Life" shows, and has the necessary
amount of vitality although the prevalent approach is mid-paced with officiant, even epic-sounding at times ("Darkest Times"),
riffs.
Wasted Life EP, 2011 Official Site AN HANDFUL OF DUST (ITALY)
This young Italian band plays somewhat progressive power metal with a few hints at thrash and meandering, sometimes hard to
follow, songs (the longer ones), quiet, balladic moments, and good semi-clean vocals which are seldom accompanied by rough,
death metal ones. Although the sound clings towards the classic side, unnecessary groovy variations are also included ("To
Give or to Leave"), but they're nothing more than fillers and don't add to the overall ambitious picture. At their best the
band aren't too far from early Fates Warning, or Liege Lord: the multi-layered, epic-tinged "Bungler's Blame", and the nice
more aggressive closer "Psychotic Dream", but these moments are not too many, and as a whole this album will score higher among
the progressive metal fans.
I'll Show You My Fear Full-length, 2007 Official Site ANACHRON (USA)
Based on the "Cycles of Hate" EP, this act serve state-of-the-art retro tech-thrash which doesn't take it easy on the lashing side of said roster with the also stylish intricate riffage of the title-track, the dazzling lead sections ensuring more than just the obligatory 4-min spent with this no-brainer. The intrigue instigated as equally big on "Desperation Act", another hyper-active entangled conundrum, the guys leaving their hearts and souls here, including the intimidating semi-shouty deathly vocalist. Expect arresting melodic leads to further bemuse you on that one, before "Remnants of Hate" pours additional grandeur into the already fairly impressive setting with tight shreds overlapping with fervent straight-forward spasms, a superb number that would have been a highlight on Coroner's "No More Color" even, the singer trying a few cleaner more passionate croons for a change.
Cycles of Hate EP, 2021 Official Site ANACHRONIC (CZECH)
This is heavy mid-paced progressive/thrash; the overall delivery recalls late 80's Slayer (the slower songs on their two albums from that time: "Deadskin Mask", "The Crooked Cross", etc.). Combined with the heavy technical riffs this album makes for an interesting, unpredictable listening experience. The band only occasionally speed up, and the album is quite long which creates a slightly monotonous feeling near the end, but the originality of the music alone will make you go back to it more than now and then.
Lame Gart And... Full-length, 1993 Official Site ANACONDA (GERMANY)
This is melodic modern thrash which is moderately dynamic and energetic trying to also bring back some of the classic magic
of the genre (check out the rousing speedster "Black Cross"), but the gruff deathly singer can't match those moments with his
pedestrian, not very convincing, performance. In the second half the band lose the inertia and the music becomes less exciting
and way slower with strong power metal overtones. The guys later appeared with their other formation, the doom/deathsters
Gardens of Gehenna.
The Lattice Window Full-Length, 1996 ANACRUSIS (USA)
The band's state-of-the-art progressive thrash has written some of the finest pages in metal history. "Suffering Hour" was
an explosive debut with a raw and primitive at times sound, but highly-inspired, combining furious thrashers, bordering on
proto-death, with genuine stylish technical moments, which would take the upper hand on the band's future works; this album
also contained a very fast, aggressive version of the early Black Sabbath hymn "N.I.B.". All this came nicely topped by the
unique, multi-layered vocals of Ken Nardy, one of the most original thrash metal singers. "Reason" was a big step forward
seeing the band moving boldly towards the progressive side of metal, with complex song-structures, and the inimitable cold
technical riffs which would later be a big influence on many 90's bands. Their next two efforts are the absolute peak of
the progressive thrash metal genre: "Manic Impressions" was the more accessible, and more aggressive effort (also featuring
a great cover version of the New Model Army's "I Love the World"), whereas "Screams and Whispers" was a colossal multi-layered
work of progressive thrash which logically marked the end of the band's career. All the band's works are free for download
from their official website a link to which is provided below.
Suffering Hour Full-length, 1988 Official Site ANACTORIA (ITALY)
Based on the "Air Conditioned" demo, this act serve very cool trippy psychedelic prog-thrash that is quite comparable to late-80's Voivod. This is optimistic, often plain goofy stuff which, in a way similar to "Nothingface", leaves the thrashy realms and branches into something that is quite hard to label tangibly. "I Don't Believe" is the definitive spacey thrasher the weirdness accentuated by sing-along choruses and mazey riff-patterns, the more orthodox roller-coaster "Unknown Zone" still offering a few quirky moments alongside more intense faster-paced passages. "Optimistic Line" is an infectious psychedelic speedster with virtuous bass implements, and "Second Life" is a punky jump-arounder with heavier slowdowns. The singer is a clean melodic punker who perfectly suits the contrived party musical setting.
Brains Demo, 1990 Facebook ANAFLAXIA (TURKEY)
The debut: a death/thrash metal band with great both technical and melodic guitar work; the guys play at a respectable speed most of the time. The overall sound isn't too far from Hellwitch and later-period Death also strongly recalling their compatriots
Blaster's "Chaotic Noise" released a year earlier (no relations to the act reviewed here member-wise), only that Anaflaxia
vary things more with mid-tempo tracks. The only downpoint would be the overuse of intros, outros and also interludes which
kind of break the otherwise excellent monolithic sound. Some of those melodies are addictive: check out the opener "Opus
Demontre" and the blitzkrieg follower "Blasphemy And Bloodthirst". "A Colder Day In Heaven" offers a nice change in pace in the
first half being a laid-back dark gothic death/thrasher, but the rage goes on on "The Cloudy Fortress" which mixes brutal
chaotic with melodic technical riffs. More purer thrash follows suit on the excellent galloping "Living Flesh, Dying Soul",
before the brilliant instrumental "A Victim Shadow Of Twilight" takes your soul: an impeccable blend of melody and speed, seldom
achieved before or after. "A Wolfen's Cry" is an exemplary closer lashing fast steel technical riffs for about 3-min. The bonus
track after it "Portal of Misery" is a sinister slow doomster with deep operatic vocals accompanying the main death metal rasps.
In To The Sound Of Slaughter Full-length, 2004 Official Site ANAKA (USA)
Based on "The Glorified Crusade", this band offers modern 90's post-thrash coming as a more aggressive "Load" (Metallica) so expect not very edgy mostly mid-tempo music with a frequent adherence to balladic sections. Still, this isn't completely without merits, and the title-track is a cool interesting progressive composition mixing intriguing riffs with really striking melodies.
Down Devil's Road Full-length, 2001 Official Site ANAL MANDICA (CROATIA)
Based on "Najbolji Thrash Metal...", this band play classic thrash/crossover with relatively brief energetic tracks manifesting amongst the corrosive crusty riffs and the fitting semi-shouty/semi-clean vocals. The playful mid-paced tricks of "Debil" and "Pivo" are hardly a detriment; neither are the hard-hitting rhythms of the appropriately-titled "Zli Thrash Metal Pas", the most aggressive proposition here, if we exclude the memorable melodic energizer "Metallica Na Kirvaju" and the steady semi-complex chugger at the end "Ja Sam Pravi Thrash Metalac".
Mjau Mjau Full-length, 2020 Official Site ANAL SLAVE OF SATAN (ITALY)
This band specialize in intense modern thrash/death the road ahead cleared by uncompromising headbangers like "Desolate Void Remains" and "Virgin's Sacrifice". The delivery clings stronger towards the death metal side, the devastation completed by a shattering cover of Sadus' "Sadus Attack" near the end, and by the exhausting closing rager "Infernal Vision", pure death metal madness helped by the apocalyptic shouty vocals.
A.S.S. Full-Length, 2019 Facebook ANAL VOMIT (PERU)
Based on "Peste Negra, Muerte Negra", this formation pull out intense classic thrash/death which isn't all-out aggression the whole time, but finds time to introduce the casual more atmospheric moment ("Valle de Tinieblas"). Later on the songs become longer and more thought-out without any more technical arrangements, in other words the bash lasts for longer aptly mixing the two genres as a slight edge is given to death metal over thrash including in the vocal department where the guy gruffs audibly with the odd more shouty rending unleashed.
From Peruvian Hell EP, 2002 Official Site ANALEX (GERMANY)
Based on the "Different Season" demo, this outfit, who later went onto bigger glories under the Shit for Brains moniker, play a marginally avantgarde blend of hard-hitting old school thrash and mellower rock-ish passages, the pleasantly contrasting soundscapes carved by rushes of lead-driven virtuosity those superseded by poignantly lyrical escapades, not to mention the not very proficient, but inspired semi-clean punk-ish singing the guy behind the mike pouring emotion without necessarily having the requisite skills for it. There are bold shades of crossover as well, but those aren't awkward, and add more to the eclectic character of this demo which is surely an influence on the progressive thrash "ramblings" of Shit for Brains later.
Demo Demo, 1990 ANARCHADIA (SYRIA)
This Syrian outfit provide dry modern thrash which is obviously influenced by acts like Biomechanical and Altered Aeon (which can only be a good thing) only that the guys don't elaborate things too much at this stage, but come up with shorter compositions, and their headbanging side is way more covered: check out the energizer "Demoralize". "Confronting My Demons" is an excellent technical number which would even please fans of Meshuggah, before a burst of energy arrives with the more immediate "Occupy The Wall", the latter completely disappearing on the final "Let Us All Unite" which is a balladic ode with good leads intercepting the voice samples which are all over it. This is a cool start and a full-length would develop the band's interesting style further; there's a lot of potential lurking in the Mid-Eastern shadows over there....
Let Us All Unite EP, 2012 Official Site ANARCHUS (BRAZIL)
Based on the "...in Line of Hate" demo, this band play raw primal thrash with a dark ominous character which is reflected in the brooding riff-patterns and the mean semi-shouty Schmier-like vocals. The music recalls their compatriots Explicit Hate and is executed well with appropriate screamy leads, a few melodic "decorations", and omnipresent dynamic speedy passages.
Melody's of Destruction Demo, 1988 ANARCHUZ (CZECH)
Based on "Prestan Me Srelt", these guys offer modern hardcore-ish post-thrash with bad synthesized vocals which miraculously find the way to cool melodic insertions on the mellower moments. This is radio-friendly stuff with doom/stoner tendencies and pleasant bluesy touches. Not for the hard-corers...
Unusable Instincts Full-length, 1993 Official Site ANARCHŸ (USA)
Based on the full-length, two lads from Missouri are jamming here, and if we exclude the short hardcore joke "Realmz.exe" at the start, the rest is quite absorbing prog-thrash which sounds both alluringly melodic and spell-bindingly-technical on "D.E.S.T.R.O.Y", the guys weaving arresting musical tapestries which hit an inordinate high on the half-an-hour odyssey "The Spectrum of Human Emotion", an encyclopaedic
summation of the endeavours of myriad practitioners, the much shorter more compact shredder "Enter the Singularity" moshing with style, its highbrow complexity matched by the a tad more intense dramatic odyssey "The Greatest Curse". A few short extrapolations are roaming
around, also dripping with style, but those are sketches of bigger pieces, and can't be taken too seriously. Neither can the singer
whose rending shouty deathly antics may get on someone's nerves.
Breathing Necropolis EP, 2021 Official Site ANARCHY DIVINE (NORWAY)
Quite cool classic progressive power/thrash which initially unleashes 3.5-min of fairy tales, this seismic mid-pacer graced by several idyllic balladic shots. Said ingredient stays true for “Psycho”, a faster-paced proposition with sharp cutting riffs, the rowdier “Witchcraft” stomping the ground with determined elephantine guitars. The speedy extrapolations return with “Breathless”, a cool complex piece with more meandering decisions, the cool clean mid-ranged vocalist a beneficial presence with his composed leveled croons.
Anarchy Divine Demo, 1992 Youtube ANARCRUST (HOLLAND)
Based on the full-length debut, this act specialize in speedy energetic thrash/crossover which mostly comprises fast uncompromising outbursts ("Blue Eyes", "Pushed"), the final result quite close to the two Wehrmacht albums, the funky jarring "They Try to Force Me" a cool digression despite the hyper-active second half. The singer is a semi-declamatory hardcore presence whose well-measured antics are more on the unbiased side.
Coalescence Full-length, 1990 Official Site ANARHIA (ROMANIA)
Based on “Nici o Vina”, this band play modern groovy post-thrash, interesting progressive fare that notches up the atmosphere on “Nu Vreau”, but relies on elevating crossover rhythms on “Saraca Inima Mea”, the ten-ton hammering “Ploi si Noroi” adding more to the diversity of this intriguing offering, the ephemeral keyboard presence another unorthodox gimmick. The semi-declamatory vocals are on the standard not very exciting side of the spectre, but manage to somehow shine on the bouncy dynamic “Tot Ce-mi Spui” and partially on the dark gothic title-track. Expect some hard-hitting thrash to befall you on “Somn Usor”, but this is an isolated occurrence on this largely pensive introspective recording.
Nici o Vina Full-length, 1998 ANARION (AUSTRALIA)
This talented Australian outfit have created a nice cross between the 90's power/speed metal movement and classic thrash.
Their "journey begins" with the excellent galloping opener "Space-Time" from their debut, a straight-ahead speedster with
screamy leads. "My Own" is more intense speed/thrash ala the Poles Hellfire with good choruses and a few soaring melodies.
"The Battle Of Old" is pretty much in the same vein with a bit more complex musicianship with several quiet semi-acoustic
sections added. "Kingdom Of Stone" is a slower take on the power/thrash metal idea, and "Earth Reborn" is a bit more intense
cross between those styles, leaving the damage to the more invigorating thrasher "Life of Descent" which marches forward with
razor-sharp semi-galloping riffs. "Hidden Mind" is a more thoughtful progressive composition, semi-balladic and lyrical, with
a few faster revelations near the end minus, of course, the purely acoustic ending which is identical to the beginning.
"Principles Of Uncertainty" is a nice 4-min instrumental of shredding melodic thrash, its short length totally clouded by the
monstrous 13-min closing saga "The Journey Begins..." which is kind of underwhelming developing in a predictable mid-pace with
the odd balladic twist. The singer is pretty good with a mid-ranged emotional tone who could have tried some higher-pitched
lines from to time to time.
The full-length is an abrasive modern thrash/death "monster" which softens down quite a bit on a couple of mellow power/thrashers, and although rippers like "Asylum" try to compensate for those slackenings, the album loses some steam in the middle and never recaptures it fully later on except for the vigorous "God of War" near the end which unleashes the final portion of speedy tunes before the closing "Worlds Fall Apart" pours a number of melodic quasi-industrial hooks without any certain direction.
Reflections of a Dying World Full-Length, 2013
Nu Emotional Injection Full-length, 2011
Map of Scars EP, 2015
The "Captives of the Past" EP features the title-track, a fierce contrived headbanger which retains both the aggression and the intricacy from the first instalment, the sizzling environment, customarily exacerbated by the threatening death metal presence behind the mike, receiving another lofty musical baptism in the object... sorry, form of "I Object", the objection in this case taking a scintillating turn with dramatic crescendos alternating with more orthodox mid-paced strides, but watch out for the couple of visionary bassisms and the twisted riff-knots arriving mid-way, the resultant vortex stitched by fabulous crooked lead segments... instead of beating about the bush with releasing EP's on more or less regular bases, the guys should pull themselves together and shoot a full-length... but even if they carry on with the shorter format, they should be able to sideline most of the competition around: there's lots, lots of potential on display here.
Captives of the Past EP, 2023
One of the greatest metal acts of all times has finally voted to release something new, after all the news, rumours, and gossip
of reformation started some 5-6 years earlier. Several compilations came out, including a re-release (the band's favoutire
word) of their first two albums, but, alas, on the creative side nothing new was coming. And here we are, in the year 2014,
facing an entirely new Anacrusis product, consisting of two whole full-lengths, 14 compositions each, with nearly 2.30 hours
of music provided by both CD's. After all this wait one may think that he/she is dreaming all this; it's simply too good to
be true...
After the initial overwhelming wave of emotions (inevitably including a few tears shed by the more sensitive), the listener is prepared to give this gigantic recording a listen. So why the trepidation and the sense of apprehension then? Well:
first, the premature pullback isn't completely ungrounded having in mind what Kenn Nardi created under the name Cruel April... The band fans can hardly forget this soft acoustic saga which may have been a freezing cold shower over all the expectations that this new at the time recording would be something at least remotely similar to the Anacrusis catalogue...
second, with whole 28 tracks waiting to be savoured, how many of them would be classified as fillers, never to be listened to again? The bigger the number, the more the chances for some to be... well, ballast.
third, the album-title; this "dancing with the past"... sounds like another needless compilation. And who wants to "dance with the past" again, come on! Enough of that...
So there's quite a bit for one to muse over before embarking on this voluminous listening "adventure", a situation made all the
scarier by the fact that this effort has actually been released under the Kenn Nardi moniker thus distanced from the Anacrusis
catalogue present here... "Why!?", you may ask; because Anacrusis are no more, once again. They split up shortly before this
album's release, presumably for good... So you see how much luggage this release drags with it; so many reasons for anxiety and
anguish...
"Dancing with the Past": this album's place is here, and will always be. So relax, everyone! The album title is misleading, to put it mildly: each of the 28 pieces is brand new, never heard before. And each one of them is vintage Anacrusis; 2.5 hours of Anacrusis after over 20 years of wait... "It was high time", the more cynical would say, and indeed the band owed us that after the more recent period of uncertainty and uneducated guesses about their future. There's no future for them again, but at least the legacy they left should keep us warm for another 20 years...
So to the music: the opening "Unnecessary Evil" is just a ballad, a very good one, but a ballad... Hits "Fragile" right after and the staple intelligent, progressive Anacrusis thrash is brought to the fore with might with the traditional Nardi shrieks and the short abrupt shouty choruses. The joy is big although the listener will have to prepare for at least 10 ballads/semi-ballads, which leaves 8 wholesome headbangers (including a brilliant 7.5-min instrumental, "Lament in Rust") for him/her to enjoy as well as 6 mid-paced shredders along the lines of "Sound the Alarm". The ground covered is mostly from "Screams & Whispers" as a slight mechanical echo can still be traced back to "Reason", plus the less bridled nature of a couple of rippers which will bond this gigantic effort with "Manic Impressions" for a bit. A great album as a whole, a bit overwhelming probably: to listen to 2.5 hours of Anacrusis after such a long hiatus would be both nostalgic and somewhat overwhelming. In the end, the happiness would be quite big for one to notice any flaws, not that they are too many in the first place, and this may be the best spent 2.5 hours for some metal fans for the past 10 or so years. Album of the year? By all means, and not only because the vogue at present is reunion efforts to continue crowning the charts...
Reason Full-length, 1990
Manic Impressions Full-length, 1991
Screams and Whispers Full-length, 1993
Dancing with the Past Full-length, 2014
Air Conditioned Demo, 1991
This strong debut was followed by a shorter 6-song one containing covers-only of their favourite acts: Kreator ("Coma of Souls); Slayer ("War Ensemble"); Sodom (Agent Orange"); Sepultura ("Dead Embryonic Cells"); In Flames ("Behind the Space"); and Testament ("Legions of the Dead"), all well done although to these ears neither of the chosen bands could be cited as an influence on the band except, probably, In Flames a little bit.
Modus Operandi Full-length, 2006
"The Unwavering" is a similar "beast" maybe a tad heavier than the previous material also including the nice up-tempo piece "Ominous Visions". Alas, the majority of the songs are mild semi-ballads which liven up on occasion, but they would be of bigger interest to doom metal lovers and the Load/Reload fans (check out "Ghosts of Yesterday", the forgotten track from Metallica's 90's period).
“The Oblivion Call” doesn’t tread any new territories, the energetic opening “Voice of the Faceless” a misleading voice, actually, since later on it’s largely the rowdy title-track that matches this intensity, the balladic melancholy of “Other Side of Nowhere” violated by the much more energetic layout of the ironically-titled “Ballad of the Fallen”. The thing is that the second half lacks dynamic completely, the band sleeping through the motions with not very eventful ballads (“Dead of Autumn”) and playful groovy deviations (“Long Way Down”).
Rust & Jade Full-length, 2004
The Glorified Crusade Full-length, 2009
Into the Great Unknown-The Acoustic Sessions Full-length, 2012
The Unwavering Full-length, 2015
The Oblivion Call Full-Length, 2024
Najbolji Thrash Metal Album Svih Vremena Full-length, 2024
Demoniac Flagellations Full-length, 2005
Depravation Full-length, 2007
Gathering of the Putrid Demons Full-length, 2009
Nocturnal Curse Live EP, 2012
Peste Negra, Muerte Negra Full-length, 2015
Different Season Demo, 1992
The full-length title already hints at its content: yes, indeed, all the songs from the pilot EP are inside accompanied by
another five new compositions. The fan will have to swallow his/her slight disappointment of this fact by indulging in the
music; the 1st new number ("Beasts of Burden") comes after two tracks from the EP, and shows a more restrained, but equally as
effective, side of the band's style with creepy hypnotic riffs without many fast-paced surprises. But comes "Narchaotic", and
things are already more hectic and less predictable. "True World Order" even sees a guest star joining for a while: Mr. John Schafer from Iced Earth lends his vocal abilities for a short passage; this one is a stylish puzzler with some more quiet progressive build-ups. "Elevation Call" is a jumpy dreamy instrumental with echoes of Canvas Solaris and Linear Sphere; and "Adagnitio" follows a similar path, only with vocals and a tad more aggressive guitar participation. The album exits with the other three cuts from the EP. As a result we have another 5-song EP (if we exclude the old material) which again holds the same potential without stretching any further than what the band have already displayed earlier. To be continued...
Let Us All Unite Full-Length, 2013
...in Line of Hate Demo, 1989
The debut is a more laid-back variation of the already established post-thrash picture on subsequent efforts, the "therapy" coming in the form of cool heavy metal passages and not as suitable balladic touches which should have been fewer. Near the end the album completely exits the thrash metal field branching out into folk, funk, and blues to a fairly laughable effect slightly restoring the "faith" with the edgy closer "Talks We Don't Care". The singer is a not very pleasant throaty hardcore semi-shouter.
"Inner Conflict" is a very heavy, steam-rolling affair which has epitomized the more extreme side of the 90's post-thrash
unleashing a seismic quasi-industrial landscape not far from Grope and Puncture. More lyrical moments (the title-track) can
certainly be found where the ultra-brutal deathly shouty singer finds time to show his more tender side to a fairly positive
effect. More dynamic riffs show up timidly in the middle, but generally this is very groovy stuff with a fuzzy abrasive sound
quality.
Inner Conflict Full-length, 1996
Prestan Me Srelt Full-length, 2011
The debut EP contains one track from the full-length, namely the short virtuoso all-instrumental piece "Cellular Senescence Reversal", which is placed at the beginning, its ephemeral nature swept aside by the long engaging progressive thrasher "Polarity (Nelson)",
a meandering puzzle-like roller-coaster with a few really dynamic arrangements, the band reveling in their consummate musical
proficiency, also unleashing a couple of alluring melodic hooks. "...Justice Denied" is a short but still fairly contrived
tractate with which steady homogenous mid-paced clout is dispersed by swathes of hectic speedy crescendos; the engaging
spacey decisions on the excellent "Event Horizon" interacting with a kaleidoscope of virtuoso guitarisms and soaring
fast-paced walkabouts, the lead guitarist particularly busy, keeping the tension high with an array of dazzling fireworks.
There's also a short piano-driven interlude, and a tightly-assembled rifforama taken straight out of the Coroner
textbooks.
The “Retching Necropolis” EP is another delectable offering, the twisting serpentine nature of “Blizzard and Brimstone” alluring everything and everyone, before “Chopin's Nightmare” provides active classical-infused thrash with breathtaking melodic tunes. More virtuoso aggrandizements with the encyclopaedic opus “The Helix Withers” until the very cool cover of Acid Bath’s “Bleed Me an Ocean”, the vocals also changed appropriately to suit this grave mesmerizing doom hymn.
"Eyeclöser": this is a compilation of the band's EP's, with just two new tunes, "Eyes of Nihil: an Endless Sea" alone closing on whole 27-min, a near-half hour of mazey configurations, steel technical riffage, surprising twists and turns at every corner, and breathtaking balladic interludes, this sprawling masterpiece summing up the guys' entire career, "Murder Me Dead" standing awkwardly in the background being a weird chaotic concoction of near-electronic sounds.
The Greatest Curse EP, 2022
Sentence Full-length, 2022
Retching Necropolis EP, 2023
Eyeclöser Full-length, 2023
"Progression or Decline" has already embraced the 90's groovy influences, but the music is really creepy and effective on "Too Much Pressure", and hyper-active and hectic on then semi-technical curiosity "The Moralist". The stop-and-go technique comes forward on the jarring unnerving "Stupid, Arrogant and Fooled", before "It's Up To You" throws bouts of intriguing quirky rhythms at the audience, think mid-period Prong with a pinch of the Swiss Lunacy, the closing "The Lies They Tell" a true revelation, choppy deviant technicaller of the old school that may even enchant the guys' compatriots Decision D and Sacrosanct.
Progression or Decline Full-length, 1993
Anarcrust EP, 1994
Criza de Nervi Full-length, 2003
"Beneath It All" starts very misleadingly with the alternative balladic "Fog Of War", but inertia is very quickly picked up
with the next ripping galloper "Dispusion" which also shows nice technical tendencies. "Persistance of Hate" is pure headbanging
thrash, direct and to-the-point, and there's not much ado on the next "Into The Rage" which lashes "raging" riffs left and right
both in mid and up-tempo. "Sufferance" is dramatic pounding thrash with sure-handed keyboard insertions and sparse Oriental hints. "Demons Of Pride" is modern thrash preserving the drama also adding cool lead-driven balladic moments. "Pity The Weak" is
more laid-back melodic thrash ala recent Squealer and Eldritch, but "Defying Regime" is a faster proposition again with more
modern riffs which disappear for the all-out retro thrasher "Bleeding Disease" and the energetic galloping power/thrashing closer
"Enduring Enemy". The guitars here bite more with a much more accentuated thrashy edge recalling both Paradox and Hellfire sounding both intense and technical to a fairly positive effect. The vocalist does a better job adjusting his effective emotional style with the appropriate higher inclusion now sounding pretty close to Krzysztof Dziwosz (Hellfire).
"Unbroken" is the band's least achievement sticking to well-established power/speed metal patterns with just a few edgier numbers: the vicious speedster "Greed Of Man"; the more ambitious speed/thrasher "Broken Truths". There are several ballads, and generally the concentration is not on speed opting for a calmer mid-paced delivery.