Only yesterday I was talking about how there is a fine line between being influenced and plagiarism in my Feel The Blade review. And Warbringer seem to know exactly what I was talking about....yay!Warbringer are a Thrash Metal band from California, USA and this is their first official release...God bless Century Media:). Not very well known in the Metal circles, but that's going to change pretty soon!!! yeah..you better believe me on this. The album opener Total War grips you by the throat and proclaims loud and clear 'HEY! A NEW BAND CAN THRASH TOO!! YOU KNOW'. This is absolutely mind boggling, I'm actually at a loss of words here. While Lamb of God, The Haunted, Legion of The Damned etc. have been providing considerable doses of the "Thrashy" element in their music, it always leaves you a little short of satisfied. Even Municipal Waste, who are quite arguably the only "real" new Thrash band mix elements of Hardcore and Punk..Crossover so to say. But!! what Warbringer have achived here is pure genius!, I mean what the hell were these guys on? A track by track review is totally unnecessary as each and every song here is nothing short of a Thrasher's delight, not one filler!. Even the instrumental album closer A Dead Current has brilliant written all over it. Killer riffs played at amazing speeds, scorching solos, montrous drumming...everything!...this is what great Thrash albums are made of. And you know what, not one riff or one solo sounds lifted...the Tom Araya-esque vocals aside, this album definitely has it to become a classic of modern Thrash Metal. An outstanding debut, it has everything you could ask for in a great Thrash album. Municipla Waste have some serious competition at hand now. Bring on the WAR!!
Rating: 9/10
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That good? I will try and get my hands on it, thanks!
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