ARAKAIN - THRASH THE TRASH
A BRILLIANT UNDERGROUND GEM.
Arakain is one of the longest running metal bands in the Czech Republic, they are still active tIl this day and they have released a dozen of albums over the years. This is Arakain's debut album and it was released in 1990 on their native Czech label Supraphon. There was quite a vibrant metal scene in the country but most bands never gained any notoriety outside the borders of the Czech Republic. The main reason why they are total anonymous to most thrash metal fans is because they sing in their native tongue. Vocalist Aleš Brichta has quite a unique voice, sounding almost like Flemming Rönsdorf of Artillery. He sings in a style that is more common in power metal than the barking ways of most contemporary thrash metal bands.
The album is surprisingly well-produced, so much that the album still holds up today and the musicianship fulfills every demand a thrash fan might have. The overall feeling I get when listening to Thrash the trash is that it sounds almost like an 80's german metal-album, not like Destruction, Sodom or Kreator, more like Grave Digger, Living Death and similar. The slavic language makes me think of Russian thrash band Kruiz. By the way, I blame the quite tacky title Thrash the trash on the language barrier. Not many bands can pull off such a title today, haha. Arakain doesn't goof around with ballads or covers either. Arakain's Thrash the trash is a serious contender when it comes to European thrash.
.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Supraphon Year: 1990 Country: Czech Republic Duration: 39:42 Tracks: 10 Genre: Power/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4.5/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Ales Brichta - Vocals Jirka Urban - Guitars Dan Krob - Guitars Zdenek Kub - Bass Bob Vondrovic - Drums |
No comments:
Post a Comment