AGENT STEEL - ORDER OF THE ILLUMINATI
A MODERN CLASSIC
The masters of metal are back again in 2003 with another album that absolutely destroys all the competition. We are looking at my favourite album of 2003. We are in somewhat of a thrash revival lately but few or perhaps none does it better than Agent Steel. For example I think this beats Overkill's Killbox 13 that came out a few weeks ago. But it's not all nostalgia and space aliens for Agent Steel, They have managed to preserve their form from the late eighties but also managed to renew themselves a bit with Bruce Hall at the microphone.
I really liked Agent Steel's comeback album Omega Conspiracy from 1999 and this is a great continuation of what they did on that record. I love everything about this album. It's well produced a bit too modern perhaps but hey we can't demand perfection. Bruce Hall has an incredible falsetto and he is backed up by the shouted backing vocals. Add to that intriguing lyrics about conspiracies and the secretive Illuminati trying to control all of us. That certainly adds to the paranoia and excellency of this album.
Order of the Illuminati is varied and the guitars are stellar or should I say interstellar ;). The album has two instrumental tracks, Dance of St. Vitus and Kontrol. The first one being a bass solo.
Order of the Illuminati is varied and the guitars are stellar or should I say interstellar ;). The album has two instrumental tracks, Dance of St. Vitus and Kontrol. The first one being a bass solo.
If youre not so well acquainted with Agent Steel then you must ask yourself;
What are you doing with your life?
What are you doing with your life?
We've seen a lot of legacy thrash bands returning lately and some of 'em have been unable to deliver the goods but that's certainly not the case with Agent Steel, these guys are as vital as ever before.. I think that this is something of a modern classic. Buy or die!
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Scarlet Year: 2003 Country: U.S.A. Duration: 59:20 Tracks: 10 Genre: Speed/Power/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4.5/5 | ||||||||||||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |||||||||||||||
| Bruce Hall - Vocals Juan Garcia - Guitars Bernie Versailles - Guitars Karlos Medina - Bass Rigo Amezcua - Drums |
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