I admit to not knowing a whole bunch about these guys, other than the fact that guitarist, Louie Svitek, ended up playing in funk-metal combo Mind Funk way later. Other than their three self financed cassette release,s this was the band’s second full length album released in ’87. They described themselves as hardcore street metal, and that about sums it up. The album even comes with a cheesy wanted poster where they are looking as tough as possible. I can’t quite make up my mind if they are joking or not.
They were maybe about four years too late, as by then, this type of thrash was old hat. All the songs are very much the same, peddle to the metal from the get go. The drummer probably needed hospitalization after the recording, as it’s played as fast as humanly possibly – and this was recorded in the days before triggers. When a song like NASA comes along, it’s a breath of fresh air – the pace slows down and the song is really good. Great riff and groove! In fact, when they change it up, they are really quite a decent band. Pickpocket is another really cool song that changes pace and grooves a few times, it has a nice bass line and riff. Side 2 is definitely the best side. Side 1 is all hardcore, and Side 2 is the metal side. Anyhoo, two songs do not make a great album.
6/10 from The Grooveman.
