ARTILLERY — Fear of Tomorrow (review)

ARTILLERY — Fear of Tomorrow album cover Album · 1985 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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Genre: thrash metal

"Fear of Tomorrow" by Artillery is perhaps a fairly unknown release to many younger metal fans, but it is a bit of a 80s thrash metal classic, which combines the European, more specifically German, thrash metal style associated with the likes of Sodom and Kreator with the American style of Metallica and Megadeth. To that, add the quirky compositional style of fellow countrymen Mercyful Fate, and you'll have "Fear of Tomorrow" by Artillery.

The production could be much better (even by 1985 production standards), and, in some cases, the performances on this album is not up to scratchs either (which, in retrospect, doesn't matter, because we know how great metal musicians those guys are now). However, it is still an interesting listen, and that is not just for the sake of nostalgia, because there is alot of quality music and great ideas here. While "Fear of Tomorrow" is by no means as progressive an album as "Master of Puppets", "Rust in Piece" or "Never, Neverland", most of its tracks contain several crazy changes in time and tempo, which are very much a sign of things to come.

I think that old school thrash metal fans will enjoy this album, and some progressive metal fans might also appreciate the compositional twists and turns, but younger metal fans, who are used to top notch production and modern-day thrash metal, might find it hard to appreciate the rawness of the album - which in turn is probably what old school metal fans will love about it.
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