ANNIHILATOR — Alice in Hell (review)

ANNIHILATOR — Alice in Hell album cover Album · 1989 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Time Signature
Burns like Water's guitar...

Genre: (progressive) thrash metal

There's something about this album. Just something. It's not as great as "Never, Neverland", but it's almost there. On this album Jeff Water's genius just blasts out through your loudspeakers, showcasing his talent for writing complex, technical - almost progressive - thrash metal with both melody and aggression to it.

As with "Never, Neverland" - Jeff Waters' (first) masterpice - the music is challenging to listen to, full of twists and turns and changes of time and tempo and other wonderfully weird things. Yet, the music is never inaccessible because of the incorporation of melody and a certain power metal sensibility and flair for epicness. On topf othat that, there is plenty of both humor and heavy metal klichés on the album.

It's a really strong album with near-masterpiece status, and one can do nothing but throw oneself in the dust in worship of the musical prowess and talent displayed on this album.
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