Cost: $1.00
Surprised to see this here? I sure am! Not going to waste any time discussing their beliefs or the hardline movement since I couldn't care less. I initially bought this solely as trade fodder, although I was intrigued that the bio/notes on the back cover mentioned Metallica and the Cro-Mags. I was even more weirded out that as of this writing, the band is on Metal Archives! This compiles the band's two early '90s EPs and a comp. track, all at a whopping 17 minute total. The EPs are total crossover at a fast but not hyperspeed pace, with vocals I can appreciate since they aren't just ultra-forced barking. They have an odd sense of melody at times, and are cleaner and less choppy compared to say, early D.R.I. Unfortunately the last and earliest track here, from an Animal Liberation Front compilation, is just jangly punk. Crossover isn't a favorite style of mine by any means, but this is done very well for what it is, so I may just hold on to this for now.
2022 update: I know I'm quite late mentioning it, but I'm not really surprised that the band has been removed from Metal-Archives...There are absolutely some metal influences here, but they strongly leaned towards the punk side of crossover.
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