A re-release of the debut Exhorder album which to this day stand as the embodiment of sheer thrash power and aggression. Due to the controversial cover art (which featured the pope being dragged by an angry mob to be executed by hanging) and lyrical content, the LP was strongly criticized by the Catholic community shortly after it was released. However, the band was far from apologizing for their anti-religious attitude, stating that the message of the album contained much more than a simple mockery of the Catholic church. Apart from the controversial content, the album featured a true feast of insane riffs, pummeling drums and aggressive vocals by Kyle Thomas, who was soon dubbed by the critics "one of the most pissed off voices in thrash". [...more...]
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... It's not really clear who was first (and ultimately it may not matter much), but the resemblance between The Law and Pantera's Cowboys From Hell is clear, with stripped-down rhythm guitars, heavy [...]
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