Now, Overkill don’t make bad records, they just make slightly lees great ones. Overkill have released 20 studio albums, of which this is album number five. Of all the original thrash bands, I would say that Overkill are the ones that have stayed true to the formula and not deviated from the thrash path as much as their counterparts.
This is a 2021 reissue of this 1991 classic and the first thing you notice is how quiet it is. I love the leading you into a false sense of security intro with the quiet, eerie, and creepy piece before maximum thrash riffage and groove ensues with the opener Coma. Other than Overkill, Anthrax are the ones you can hear a punk influence in their music, and on this album Thanx For Nuthin’ is that crossover tune. I love it!
A weird choice of a cover in Edgar Winter’s Frankenstein, but it weirdly works. My favourite track is probably the slowest track on the record, the title song Horroscope. Very fat and heavy chugga’s lead the charge in an old school Sabbath homage.
As I said, they don’t make bad records and this is another enjoyable thrash romp.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
