ACCU§ER - DOUBLE TALK
FLAG WAVIN', TAX PAYIN' AND COMMIE SLAYIN' THRASH.
Accu§er have a long career behind them but they are still somewhat anonymous amongst metal fans, at least here in Sweden. Maybe things are different in their native Germany. Accuser displayed some talent with the release of their first two studio albums (The Conviction and Who Dominates Who?)
For me Accuser is a B or perhaps even C tier when it comes to German thrash metal. The guitars are crunchy in a typical Bay Area fashion, think late eighties Metallica or perhaps Testament is more on point. The bass is audible here though and there are some rather funky riffs thrown in here and there that draws my mind to bands like Mordred or Death Angel on 'Frolic' or Act III. The crunchy riffing is the best thing about this record but the vocals are a bit generic to say the least.
Despite being a German thrash band Accuser sounds more like an American band. The lyrics are also all over the place from bashing on the American dream to bashing on communism and even a song about alcohol.
It feels like they were written in five minutes and maybe they were, But on the other hand most German bands weren't that good at crafting eloquent English lyricism.
If you find this album cheap, go ahead and pick it up, but this is not an album you'll need to sell your appartment for, unless you're really into some good 'ol 80's crunchiness. But what do I know? Maybe it's all just misleading double talk.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Atom H Year: 1991 Country: Germany Duration: 44:37 Tracks: 8 Genre: Thrash Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2.5/5 | ||||||||||||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |||||||||||||||
| Eberhard 'Ape' Weyel - Bass & Vocals Milan Peschel - Guitar Frank Thoms - Guitar Volker Borchert - Drums |
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