ANACRUSIS - SCREAMS AND WHISPERS
A PROG THRASH MASTERPIECE.
Screams And Whispers is the fourth and final studio album by St.Louis progressive thrash metal band Anacrusis. It was released just months before their split in 1993. I though their Manic Impressions was an excellent album and I really like the progressive route they took on that album. On Screams and Whispers Anacrusis goes even further with the progressive side of their music. But it's also a quite intense record so they haven't gotten soft or anything.
It's like a thrash version of Queensrÿche's magnus opus Operation: Mindcrime. But Anacrusis were faster and heavier in all areas and Kenn Nardi ain't exactly a Geoff Tate-replica, unfortunately. But his talkative vocals manages to create a
great atmosphere, he goes more aggressive at times but mostly it's kinda laidback and chill. Anacrusis might not be the most known band within the thrash genre but their musicianship is on a very high level. Add to that a crispy clear and very professional production. It just works so well together with the proggy side of Anacrusis. Their early work were more thrash but over their career they got more progressive and on this album it's almost full on progressive metal. So if you're a thrash only kind of guy, this might be a little too weird for you.
This is one of my favourite prog album's from the 90's. If you like bands like Watchtower, Sieges Even or Mekong Delta you'll need to check out Anacrusis right away. This is such a creative record and it also manages to be unique even if I tried to compare it to other albums in this review.
Anacrusis were no copy and paste-band. They had an own idea of how their music should sound like. Not like the hundreds of Slayer and Metallica clones out there and you have to respect them for that. Screams and whispers should be regarded as a classic progressive thrash metal album.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Metal Blade Records Year: 1993 Country: U.S.A. Duration: 01:02:12 Tracks: 12 Genre: Progressive Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4/5 | |||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | ||||||
| Kenn Nardi - Vocals & Guitar Kevin Heidbreder - Guitar John Emery - Bass Paul Miles - Drums |
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