Friday, January 8, 2021

Insanity's Reign (2020)


Bay Area oriented thrash riffs but in a malevolent way and orthodox lead guitar madness ala Hanneman and King, “Insanity's Reign” could be summed up as a serious effort. Essentially taking a high octane Nuclear Assault meets Slayer formula and simplifying it to one that doesn’t bother with mid tempo grooves or breakdowns. There are times where things momentarily settle into a moderately paced crunch, with a slight bit of a Kreator feel, but even on what would assumedly be a token slower song,  and that is far from a bad thing. The riffs are both blinding and well detailed, actually coming off as modern in the sense that they are adding further detail to an existing template, yet produced through a guitar sound that is archaic and smooth.  Let alone the beautiful madness that follows this kick ass band. Don’t listen to the Debbie Downers out there who want to be all progressive and depressive at the same time, this is the real deal. Hell, you shouldn’t even be listening to me anymore, now pop this thing in and experience the heaviness of Insanity's Reign, damn it!

facebook.com/Insanitysreign

doomsdaystodayrecords.bandcamp.com

Review by Paul Caravasi

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