This is a viciously charged U.S. thrash band that had a decent underground following in the early 90s but never went anywhere. The style they play offers more than a passing nod to the Teutonic underground of the 80s, the music is similar to Destruction and Kreator, the vocals almost a dead ringer for Mille Kreator's earlier work. Still, if you enjoyed those bands and can get over the nasty production of this album, it's quire voracious and enjoyable. This is a band that does not care to slow down very often, they rage through tracks like "Lock Up Your Children", "Assassin", and "Damien" without abandon. "Spectrum of Death" is notable for it's warped acoustic intro and then the pounding thrash headache it delivers afterwards. Did I mention the production of this album is terrible? Clear enough to make out all the riffs but tinny as fuck. It appears that this album might have been a bit dated when it was released, the liner notes say the songs were published in 1988 but the album was released on Grind Core in 1992. At any rate, fans of early Kreator and Destruction, Dark Angel, or Possessed will probably dig this a lot for it's straightforward brutality.

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