DEMOLITION HAMMER — Epidemic of Violence (review)

DEMOLITION HAMMER — Epidemic of Violence album cover Album · 1992 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Skull fracturing headbanging...

Genre: thrash metal

This is old school violent, aggressive and brutal thrash metal... the way it should be. Musically, "Epidemic of Violence" is a very aggressive and in your face album with some very fast parts - for instance, "Carnivorous Obsession" contains some really fast drum parts, and there are plenty of quite fast guitar riffs on the album as well. Stylistically, "Epidemic of Violence" draws on various branches of thrash metal, containing a number of Slayer-esque breakdowns, heavier parts akin to "Arise"-era Sepultura, fast parts that remind me of "Ignorance"-era Sacred Reich, some more complex Testament-ish riffs and upbeat rocking Exodus- and Anthrax-like riffs. In short, this album contains a lot of good thrash metal stuff - but it is not as raw or dirty as a lot of Teutonic 80s thrash metal was ("Onmivore" is quite reminiscent of German 80s thrash metal though).

I think that the production is - for lack of a better word - polished (not in the negative sense). The album has a very crisp sound, and it is easy to hear what is going on musically, which I appreciate.

I think that this album would appeal to most fans of thrash metal, since it is somewhat of a thrash metal version of Quality Street chocolates.
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