The problem with "Rust..." is that it's a bit too 90s slick and processed, songs like Tornado of souls, Lucretia and Hangar 18 aren't even thrash IMO but more semi-proggy US power-metal having more in common with Fates warning than Exodus. The stuff that works REALLY work though and it was definitely a step up from the messy and inconsistent "So far...". I agree though that Peace sells... and debut were better and that Polands fusion-flavored solos were cooler than Friedmans 80s Guitar Player-mag shred

jakethesnake wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 3:46 am Fates warning

My hometown heroes! I went to high school with one of the guitar players. This record is one of my all time faves:



Unlikely to get a good reception here, but you can at least amuse yourself with the GK+rockman guitar tone and the comically overdone snare verb.

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MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 10:29 am

jakethesnake wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 3:46 am Fates warning

My hometown heroes! I went to high school with one of the guitar players. This record is one of my all time faves:



Unlikely to get a good reception here, but you can at least amuse yourself with the GK+rockman guitar tone and the comically overdone snare verb.

That's a good record. Awaken the Guardian also rules.

Yeah I'm not so much for John Arch's vocals but it's a cool record. Very dense. It sounds like the cover looks. I really like Perfect Symmetry too. All that stuff was real influential for young me. I have a couple of their newer records and I can't say I put them on very often, but they're solid.

M.H wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:33 pm

enframed wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:25 pm S.O.D.'s "March of the S.O.D." is up there. The onomatopoeic aspects are fantastic too.

Yeah, you're right. That's the one.

F.M. Enframed solved this riddle many pages ago. It's maybe the best riff of all time; it confidently defeats all the competition.