ANNIHILATOR - REFRESH THE DEMON
MASTERS OF DISASTROUS ALBUMS.
Annihilator used to be the most promosing upcoming thrash metal band on the planet just five years prior to Refresh the Demon but lately they have been one of the most disappointing too. They left their thrash metal sound behind to follow the stream and to play some sort of groove metal. A genre that I don't have much over for, it's just so repetitive and the riffs just feels dumbed down in comparison to fast paced thrash riffs. Usually in groove metal there are some screaming tough guy that just yells profanity into the mic which isn't the case here so they at least did something right.
The lyrics however are mean't to be comedic I guess? I mean Pastor of Disaster, really? Come on Jeff. We know you can do better than that.
For me this is a highly average and boring album and I haven't revisited it for years but upon writing this review I think most of us agree that this type of groove metal just feels dated and uninspiring. There were just so many bands that fell into this trap. It was 1996 after all and you could hardly even find a decent metal album that weren't extreme metal so it's not only Jeff's fault but yeah, they kinda squandered their career with uninspiring albums like this. At least it was heavier than the shit that Metallica and Anthrax and a few others put out during this time but Refresh the Demon weren't particularly good. So skip this one!
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Music For Nations Year: 1996 Country: Canada Duration: 48:13 Tracks: 11 Genre: Groove Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 2/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Jeff Waters - Guitars, Bass & Vocals Dave Gloverson Davis - Guitars Randy Black - Drums |
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