Don’t you just love 80’s metal albums? These guys were formed in the aptly name German town Schweinfurt in ’84, and this is their first release that came out in 87.
I would say early Metallica and the whole Bay Area thrash scene were a huge influence on these guys, and I am a sucker for grooves like this. The intro to the title track is crazy! Every thrash metal cliche is there before THAT riff appears in many guises. This track is all over the map and it’s epic, even the lyric goes “it’s too mad it’s like a nightmare”. Fun times! Tough to pick a favourite tune but I will go with Side 2 opener Systems Of Death. A full on thrash experience with extra elements of Slayer thrown in as well.
If you like your thrash old school and killer then this is for you. Unfortunately, they made one more album in ’88 and then vanished until the toonies.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
