Earache Thrash Pack
Earache Records Ltd 2007
By Axemaiden
This Earache Records compilation CD contains tasters of three albums released last year by thrash metal bands
Municipal Waste,
Evile and
SSS. The CD consists of 6 tracks, two from each album and acts as a brief introduction for those who have never experienced any offerings from these talented groups before.
The ‘album’ opens with
Municipal Waste’s ‘The Art of Partying’, a track that consists of stupidly fast
Slayer-esque riffs and drumming, overlaid with distinctly hardcore punk style vocals, replete with catchy chorus lines that will go down well with
Municipal Waste’s hard-partying audience. This track is then followed by English thrash metal band
Evile’s ‘Enter The Grave’. Although the band formed around 2004, this is the first album to be released through Earache records, so this tune is a particularly important one for the group. Luckily its awesome, an intense blend of fast, heavy-as-fuck guitars and hoarse vocals which brings to mind early
Metallica with hints of
Exodus and
Obituary, which should see their audience growing rapidly.
SSS’s ‘The Beast’ follows next, a thrash punk offering containing some truly sick guitar riffs which pays homage (and does it damn well) to older acts such as
Anthrax and
S.O.D. This track is a much stronger one than
‘Damaged Goods’ (track number 6 on the CD), which seems to be quite weak and doesn’t have the energy that is associated with
SSS, a much better track to choose would have been
‘The Answer is Never'. Track 4 on the CD is
Municipal Waste’s ‘Headbanger Face R.I.P.’ and track 5 is
Evile’s ‘Thrasher’, both songs are awesome in their own right, with
‘Headbanger Face R.I.P.’ containing a sweet
Pantera style groove halfway through and
‘Thrasher’ consisting of an onslaught of jagged, splintery guitars that make your brain want to crack, but both tracks (in their own way) draw a little too much on Tom Araya’s vocal style.
This is however, a damn good taster CD, that makes you want to listen to and go out and buy the full albums.
Official Earache Website
Official SSS Website
Official Evile Website
Official Face The Waste Website
