After seeing this amazing band deliver an outburst of aggressive Thrash Metal live some years ago, I got into the first album since the infamous reunion of
Destruction, called
All Hell Breaks Loose. With this album, I started to see what the big deal concerning Thrash was all about. The follow up album,
The Antichrist, lived up to what I could have expected after this, so I was awaiting
Metal Discharge with great excitement. And let me tell you already now; it's everything I could have wished for!
The sound of
Destruction is a raw, blasting, speedy and uncompromising one. A huge release of energy and aggressiveness!
These guys have kept their spirit intact ´till the day today, simply refusing to conform, but stay true to the scene, style, values and vision they have had from the very start. Great! It may be an old recipe, but nevertheless, the result is still very tasty!
The guitar work of Mike is very full of life and his solos fit the music great.
His hard, blasting riffs together with Schmier's ripping basslines, creates the foundation of the
Destruction sound. The hard, galloping drumming, delivered by new skinman, Marc Reign completes this aggressive blast of old school, German Thrash. As the icing on the cake, we have the vocals of Schmier, which are clean but still mega aggressive and really gives an impression that he lays all his soul and heart into this!
The band has an amazing way to carry out the music with so much integrity and balls it's incredible
The high level of catchiness is what lifts this album from "good" to "great". Where certain other bands in this style have a tendency to sound like a blur of brutal sounds, the songs delivered here have the exact amount of "ear-hanger ability" to get stuck in your head.
Just like it's hard to point out any weak songs on Metal Discharge, it's also difficult to point at the best songs, as they all hold a high quality. However, the title track is a fierce blast of energy with a catchy side to it, and
Desecrators Of The New Age has something very special as well, with it's
very raw and intense feeling! This structure also offers a little more variation and the drumming is so fast and tight! The verse builds up to the chorus in a very cool way and it's no wonder this song was the one
Destruction chose to do a video for! It has everything a Thrash song should have - a future classic? Other personal highlights include the rapid opener
The Ravenous Beast, the midtempo track
Historical Force Feed and the blistering
Savage Symphony Of Terror, which has a very classic Metal feeling to it!
The lyrics on the album are rather well written in my opinion, dealing with broader subjects than usual, from taking a stand against the political situation in the US, to themes as Metal as a lifestyle and a way to feel free and face your inner demons. The critical view on modern society runs like a red line throughout the album. I find it refreshing to see a band with the balls to have an opinion about what's going on in the world.
This album is another successful chapter in the story of how a reunion is supposed to be done: with respect for the fans, the music and the original spirit but still made in a refreshing and intense way, which leaves no doubt about that these guys still have their hearts 100 percent in this music!
Metal Discharge is sure to please every headbanger who likes oldschool, German Thrash with a high energy level and lots of nerve!
Written by
Nina Thursday, December 4, 2003
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