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Kreator
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Jonathan Mariante
Classic German thrashers
Kreator are back again, unleashing another
vicious, aggressive thrash attack onto an unsuspecting world! Anyone who
likes Kreator should love this! The guys are definitely in their klassic
form with this one! This is old school thrash at its finest! Kreator
are, without a doubt, masters of their craft! They are very talented,
they play with "extreme aggression" (pun intended!),
tightness, speed,
precision, and conviction! In other words, this album really kicks ass!
Singer/guitarist/bandleader Mille Petrozza is his usual self, belting
out his vocals in his, rough, raw, aggressive voice, and churning out
the thrash riffs as if possessed! The rest of the band play equally
well, with some blazing riffs from Mille and new guitarist Sami
Yli-Sirnio, and some warp-speed double bass drumming! The album is a
thrash blitzkrieg from beginning to end, kicking off with the blitzing
tune, "Reconquering The Throne", and storming through until
the equally
scorching closing track "System Decay". Other notable songs
include the
title track, which pounds along like a steam train from hell, the
similar "Servant In Heaven/King In Hell", some lightning-speed
thrashers
like "All Of The Same Blood (Unity)", "Mind On
Fire", "Bitter Sweet
Revenge", and "Second Awakening"; there's even a song on
here that seems
to have caught the Pantera virus, which seems to be rampant in the metal
community these days! That tune would be "Slave Machinery",
which has
hints of Pantera in it, and it sure as hell kicks the shit out of
anything Pantera has ever done! Kreator does the Pantera thing better
than Pantera, I dare say! If those Texans think they're badasses, they
have yet to konfront Kreator! Anyway, as I was saying, this is one
sucker-punch of an album! Nothing but pure, unrelenting,
klassic-style thrash from beginning to end, the way only Kreator can
do it! Long live
Kreator! Hail the Violent Revolution!
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