ANGEL DUST - TO DUST YOU WILL DECAY
CHAPTER II
After the initial success with the bands debut album "Into The Dark Past", vocalist and guitarist Romme Kaymer left the band because he had no intentions to be a vocalist in the first place. So in stepped S.L. Coe (who would later appear on Scanner's 'Terminal Earth' album). Mr Coe brought a new more melodic element to the band with his more German Power Metal way of singing. But guitarist Andreas Lohrum didn't get along with the bands new vocalist so he decided to leave. But the bands rhythm section Banx (R.I.P.) and Assmuth then decided to recruit two new guitarists; Stefan K. Nauer and Vinni Lynn.
So it was obviously a huge risk to make so many changes in the lineup when their debut album was so appreciated and highly rated. But I think that this gamble payed off.
Their debut album was fast and dark thrash that reminded me of early Iced Earth and early Helloween. This album sounds more mature and has a stronger European power metal edge to it.
Which I think is good, because the songs are more varied here. Maybe "From Dust You Will Decay" has historically been a bit overlooked from the general thrash fan as most of us goes for the Bay Area-sound or the more violent side of the Teutonic thrash. Angel Dust didn't belong to any of those groups. Angel Dust had more similarities to their peers of the upcoming power metal wave. If you think of the fastest albums of that movement like Helloween on Walls of Jericho, Blind Guardian on Follow the Blind or Rage on Reign of Fear.
On "To Dust you will decay" Angel Dust delivers crushing riffs, melodic vocals and the rhytm section of Banx and Assmuth ties it all together perfectly. "To Dust You Will Decay" is an epic record and a must for the power / thrash fan.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Axis Records Year: 1988 Country: Germany Duration: 37:23 Tracks: 10 Genre: Speed/Power/Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4.5/5 | |||||||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | ||||||
| S.L. Coe - Vocals Stefan K. Nauer - Guitars Vinni Lynn - Guitars Frank Banx - Bass Dirk Assmuth - Drums |
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