APOCALYPSE - APOCALYPSE
SWIZZ THRASH.
Switzerland was something of a hot spot when it came to late 80's thrash metal, We had bands such as Celtic Frost, Messiah, Poltergeist, Coroner, Drifter and of course Apocalypse. Just like all the aforementioned bands, Apocalypse had some real talent but their impact outside of Switzerland wasn't that great.
Apocalypse's brand of thrash was very guitar driven. The album oozes with great galopping riffs and it has some competent drumming too. The vocalist Carlos is a mid-range vocalist, a quite talented singer but it's the musicianship that stands out on this album. Why Apocalypse didn't get the recognition they deserved is still a mystery to me, maybe they were a bit late to the party and there's nothing more to it than that.
Just listen to the song "Digital life", Apocalypse blows my mind with some great riffing that reminds me of mid eighties Metallica. That song stands out from the pack to me, even though I think that this album is of an overall high quality. The album was originally released on a small Swiss label. But was later re-released on Under One Flag with a different album art but like always, the original is of course the best. Apocalypse proves that Switzerland got more things to be proud over than just chocolate and expensive watches. They got a few absolutely brilliant thrash metal bands and Apocalypse is definitely one of those.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Out of Tune Year: 1988 Country: Switzerland Duration: 37:37 Tracks: 9 Genre: Thrash Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Carlos R. Sprenger - Vocals Julien Brocher - Guitars Pierre Alain Zurcher - Guitars Jean Claude Schneider - Bass Andre Domenjoz - Drums |
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