Are you pissed? Well put in Demolition Hammer and enjoy. I was first introduced to this band by way of receiving a promo of this very album a few years ago when I was just getting into trading tapes. I was blown away by 'Time Bomb' then and I'm still blown away by it with each listen. Thus, it is one of my favorite records (probably #16 on my list). To those who say this band sounds like Pantera, I say: FUCK YOU. You don't deserve to listen to Demolition Hammer if you listen to Pantera.

'Time Bomb' is an album of the most brutal death/thrash unleashed in the '90s. If you're at all familiar with this band, you know Steve Reynold's has one venomous voice going for him. Derek Sykes' guitar work is great as usual (James Reilly's departure sucked, but didn't seem to change the band), if not better. Alex Marquez (of Solstice fame) takes over drum duties on this record in the place of the late Vinnie Daze (R.I.P.!) and lays all to waste with his bludgeoning grooves. Overall, the band has slowed down a little in their musical approach since 'Epidemic of Violence', but they got much heavier and angrier. The lyrics are mostly socio-political ramblings that I don't much care for, but sometimes it's just fun to scream them along with Steve. "Mindrot", "Bread and Water" and "Waste" just rage. Let's not forget the all-out neck-breaking thrash of the title track, which is easily the best song from the album. Their cover of Devo's "Mongoloid" was odd at first, but they even made that song listenable.

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