UMUR "Trust" is the 3rd full-length studio album by German thrash metal act Baphomet. The album was released through Massacre Records in 1994. It´s the successor to "Latest Jesus" from 1992. "Trust" features the exact same lineup who recorded "Latest Jesus (1992)". Thomas Hertler (vocals), Gernot Kerrer (guitars), Hansi Bieber (bass), and Manuel Reichert (drums).

It´s safe to say that neither "No Answers (1991)" nor "Latest Jesus (1992)" will go down in heavy metal history as the most original nor the most interesting releases. In fact both are mediocre at best. So the good news when listening to "Trust" is that the band have upped their game a little. It´s still pretty generic thrash metal with a raspy aggressive vocalist in front (he occasionally uses a semi-growling vocal style too), but I spotted at least a couple of pretty killer riffs during the albums playing time, and that´s a major upgrade from the two predecessors. The sound production is also half decent, but why Baphomet again have opted for a thin clicky bass sound is beyond me. It was a pretty big issue on the two predecessors, and while the phrase "only fools make mistakes twice" sadly applied to "Latest Jesus (1992)", it´s a bit frustrating to have to add "thrice" when speaking of "Trust".

The songwriting has thankfully improved, and the material on the 9 track, 39:11 minutes long album is generally decent enough, but never above standard quality for the genre. So while "Trust" is by far Baphomet´s highest quality release, it´s still only decent for the genre as a whole and a 2.5 - 3 star (55%) rating is fair.