ASSASSIN - INTERSTELLAR EXPERIENCE
A PUNKIER ASSASSIN.
One year after Assassin's excellent debut "The Upcoming Terror" it was time for their follow-up titled "Interstellar Experience". It was make it or break it for Assassin this time, but they ended up a little short here. Not only because of the length of the album that is about 28 minutes.
The album is fast and raging and I would label to be a Crossover Thrash record. Think a punkier Tankard without the beer soaked lyrics or perhaps a German version of Nuclear Assault. The album art might look cool but the lyrics are hardly about aliens and space exploration. The album is raw, messy, punky, fast but the spacecraft never fully leaves the atmosphere here if you get what I'm saying.
It's actually quite repetitive and Robert Gonella never stops spewing out his semi-hardcore shouts, I've critizised Robert for being more of a punk singer but here he reminds me a bit of Gerre of Tankard which I think is cool.
It's not the most original album that I've heard but tracks like "A.G.D." and "Abstract War" are pretty cool. It might sound like I hate this album but I don't. I just think it's weaker than their debut and going in a more crossover direction, I'm not sure that was the right decision. But with that said I think this album sits somewhere between average and good. It's certainly hectic and pummeling. Assassin decided to call it a day after this album and guitarist Micha Hoffmann joined Sodom soon afterwards.
So this was the end of the first and more classic era of the band. This album might be an experience, but it's hardly out of this world.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Steamhammer Year: 1988 Country: Germany Duration: 28:03 Tracks: 8 Genre: Crossover Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 3/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Robert Gonnella - Vocals Michael Hoffmann - Guitars Dinko Vecic - Guitars Lulle Bass Frank Nellen - Drums |
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