HOLY MOSES — Finished With the Dogs (review)

HOLY MOSES — Finished With the Dogs album cover Album · 1987 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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"Finished With the Dogs" is the second full-length studio album by German speed/thrash metal act Holy Moses. The album was released through Aaarrg Records in 1987. It´s the successor to "Queen of Siam" from 1986. There have been two lineup changes since the predecessor as bassist Raymond Brusseler has been replaced by Andre Chapalier and drummer Herbert Dreger has been replaced by Uli Kusch. Sabina Classen (vocals) and Andy Classen (guitars) remain from the lineup who recorded "Queen of Siam (1986)".

Historically Holy Moses are one of the earliest speed/thrash metal acts from Germany forming all the way back in 1980, and although Sabina Classen didn´t join until 1981 she must still be counted among the seminal female extreme metal vocalists on the scene (in Germany and internationally). And...she has a very raw voice and an extreme and aggressive delivery. Considering the time of release her vocals on this album are among the most extreme from those years, fully rivalling the most extreme contemporary male vocalists. Stylistically the material on "Finished With the Dogs" is in a savage, loud, and raw type of speed/thrash metal. It´s crushing, brutal, and relentlessly aggressive music, fronted by those caustic vocals courtesy of Sabina Classen.

Featuring 10 tracks and a total playing time of just little over half an hour, "Finished With the Dogs" is a short, effective, and energetic release, which never loses momentum or drops in quality. The rawness of the sound production perfectly suits the material too, and it´s through and through a quality release from Holy Moses. There´s a savage rawness and caustic aggression to the performances which scream authenticity. It can´t be faked...a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
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