ACID REIGN - MOSHKINSTEIN
THRASH WITH SHORTS AND SANDALS.
This type of "Fun Thrash" might be a relaxed style far away from the seriousness of those who only supports trve cvlt underground metal. But on the other hand I never felt the urge to put on my bathing shorts and flip my cap up just to have a good time. I like more serious thrash than that in general.
Upon the first look it's easy to think that this is some type of Hardcore or type of crossover when gazing upon the moshing character on the artwork. In general you should perhaps not judge every album on it's cover but it often tells you a lot of the album and I do think that's the case here for Acid Reign's Moshkinstein.
Because this is a Crossover thrash album. But I think that this is closer to Anthrax than S.O.D. so it's thrashy enough for most thrash fans I would say. They sound a bit like a Anthrax. At times Acid Reign churns out some rather impressive riffs but it's not just the Atlantic ocean that seperates Acid Reign from the your typical New York Crossover sound, H's limited vocals gets on my nerves a bit and the somewhat dull guitar leads is also a deal breaker for me personally, But on the tracks Suspended Sentence and Chaos (Lambs to the Slaughter) Acid Reign gives us a thrashing that could easily be a part of those S.O.D. and M.O.D. releases from the mid to late eighties.
This type of "Fun Thrash" might be a relaxed style far away from the seriousness of those who only supports trve cvlt underground metal. But on the other hand I never felt the urge to put on my bathing shorts and flip my cap up just to have a good time. I like more serious thrash than that in general.
If you got some confidence in your music why not show that instead of jerking around with childish themes and dress up like you're going to the beach to surf. I never undestood that idea because I want thrash with some integrity and be somewhat true to the original ideals of the genre. But this is definitely not the worst case of "Fun Thrash" I've heard, it's actually pretty decent and most fans of crossover thrash would probably dig this but for me, Thrash with sandals and bathing shorts is not really my thing.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Under One Flag Year: 1988 Country: England Duration: 32:12 Tracks: 7 Genre: Crossover / Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2.5/5 | ||||||||||||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |||||||||||||||
| H - Vocals Kev - Guitar Gaz - Guitar Ian - Bass Mark Ramsey Wharton - Drums |
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