Tag: nasty savage

I, like many other rock and metal fans, soaked up everything that was coming out of the US thrash scene in the mid eighties. It was fresh, heavy, grooved hard, and was a whole bunch of fun. I mean, we have all heard of the usual suspects that went on to forge great careers from those humble beginnings. However, there was a whole bunch of bands that fell by the wayside and Nasty Savage were one of them. Initially only releasing 3 albums between 85-89, of which this was the first.

Recorded at the legendary Morrisound studios in Tampa Florida, it’s neither great nor bad, it sits somewhere in between. I mean, how serious can you take a band whose vocalist is called Nasty Ronnie (chortle), who is the weakest link in the band. Sure, he has a great high scream but it’s his delivery that irritates me somewhat. I’m sure a 25 yr old me would have been way more appreciative than cynical old me now as way too many tunes has washed over my ears since then.

It’s all pretty much thrash by numbers and the best of which is Garden Of Temptation, where the groove slows down slightly with varying changes and is not a half bad tune musically.

7/10 from The Grooveman.

This is a brand new 2024 release from these Florida-based thrash metallers. They originally appeared around ’85 with their self-titled debut album, then they released a couple more albums up to ’89 , and then disappeared for 25 years until they put out Psycho Psycho, then after another break of 20 years this monster was unleashed.

It’s not too often these days that you come across a brand new old school thrash release as good as this one. The only original member is Nasty Ronnie on vocals, but that doesn’t matter a whole bunch because the quality is high octane and there is no let up until the bitter end. The triggers in the kick drum must be smoking as drummer Jim Coker seems to be doing a permanent 100m sprint.

It’s like being back in 84/85 as the vibe is all there. Southern Fried Homicide is just as good as anything Testament, Overkill, or Exodus were blasting out – maximum thrash riifage is on point. Tough one to pick a fave tune as there are a few contenders, but I’m going with I’m going with Aztec Eleagance. That cool dark eerie atmospheric intro is so cool and you just know that what comes next is gonna slay.

Well done Nasty Savage for releasing a great metal album with maximum groove and awesome riffing.

9/10 from The Grooveman.