Cost: $1.99
Don't worry, this is an old find (would suck to only be finding it now when it's about to be reissued). If I remember right, I got this during my very last visit to the local Wherehouse before they unexpectedly closed. I recall getting a couple of discs at the time, but the only ones I positively remember are this and a $2.99 copy of Sabbath's Live at Last. They also had one of those Metal Christmas CD with Paul Di'Anno doing a rendition of "White Christmas" but alas, I didn't pick it up. I believe this wasn't even in the racks and was in a box of discs (which of course I rifled through) on the side of the store waiting to be shelved.
The band plays technical thrash with some quirky ideas, and there's often a slight crossover feel due to the overall playfulness, the gang choruses, and the slight snarkiness to the vocals. Think a Bay Area thrash version of old Watchtower. It's driving me nuts because I keep thinking there's a near perfect vocal comparison to reference, but it's eluding me. They're clean and high in the way a lot of technical/prog. thrash vox are, but not as high or shrieky or classic metal influenced as say, Jason McMaster. To a certain extent, the tone and cadence reminds me of the vocals on Vio-lence's "Calling in the Coroner," but I must stress they're nowhere near as crazy as Sean Killian's vocals can get. Hopefully I'll come up with a better comparison.
Should also add the cover is kind of a shame, as being early '90s CG art (complete with flare effect) it gives false impressions of what the music will be like. Luckily the band's logo is cool.
Fun useless fact: For years I remembered the song title "Nothin' Ta Do (And All Day Ta Do It In)" (just the title, not the actual music), but not who did it, and thought it was a Forced Entry song for a long time.
