ARCHAIC TORSE - SNEAK ATTACK
BRUTAL GERMAN DEATH THRASH
Archaic Torse showed up quite late to the German thrash metal scene when they released their debut album Sneak Attack in March of 1992. By then most bands had started to move away from thrash and into other realms like Death Metal for example. So it was quite natural for a band like Archaic Torse to play a very aggressive type of thrash bordering to death metal.
Their aggressive style reminds me of a slightly more aggressive Sacred Reich or perhaps a Demolition Hammer-reference would suit Archaic Torse better. The chunky guitar sound is cool and the bands musicianship is solid. the trumming is solid and the production likewise. The vocals from Claus 'Speckmann' reminds me of Phil Rind of Sacred Reich.
In 1992 these types of albums almost flew off the shelves much thanks to bands like Sepultura, Sodom, Atheist, Pestilence, Death and similar bands that really embraced extreme music at the time. But Archaic Torse didn't manage to have the legacy as those bands, maybe due to them just releasing one studio album before disbanding. A plus for me is the cool HR Giger-inspired artwork for Sneak Attack, great artwork. For me Archaic Torse was a solid and talented band but since their longevity was short it's hard to see them as anything but a parentheses in the history of metal music.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: 1MF Recordz Year: 1992 Country: Germany Duration: 33:18 Tracks: 8 Genre: Death/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 3/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Claus 'Speckmann' - Vocals Stefan Munoz - Guitars Jörg - Guitars Victor - Bass John - Drums |
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