Wrath

Cool thrash metal with probably the SHITTIEST lead singer of all time. I'm not joking. This guy makes Paul Baloff (Exodus's first vocalist) sound like Pavarotti. I don't know what the hell he's got stuck in his throat, sounds like a rabid feral kitten that's trying to claw its way out! Dear God, can the guy even TALK?!? Oh well, once you get used to it, it does lend sort of a unique sound to the band...hell, nobody else would DARE use a lead singer this bad!!

"Fit of Anger"

  1. "In the Wake" (3:57)
  2. "Children of the Wicked" (3:17)
  3. "What's Your Game" (4:04)
  4. "Abuse It (Till it Bleeds)" (4:36)
  5. "Bones"--instrumental (5:03)
  6. "Fanatics" (3:43)
  7. "Fallen Angel" (4:00)
  8. "Machine" (4:52)
  9. "Vigilante Killer" (4:15)
  10. "Breakdown" (4:03)
  11. "Sudden Death"--original demo remix (3:43)

What's interesting here is that on a few songs ("In the Wake", "Fanatics", and "Vigilante Killer" especially) the lead singer actually sounds normal. Dunno if it's someone else singing or if he got a tracheotomy halfway through the sessions. Lots of good thrash riffs here.

"Nothing to Fear"

  1. "R.I.P. (Ripped into Pieces)" (3:45)
  2. "Mutants" (6:03)
  3. "Hell is Full" (5:50)
  4. "Painless" (5:36)
  5. "Fear Itself" (4:35)
  6. "Sudden Death" (3:23)
  7. "Incineration/Caustic Sleep" (6:30)
  8. "When Worlds Collide" (5:42)
  9. "Victims in the Void" (3:35)

Owned this CD longer than any other by the band, so the vocals have sort of grown on me by now. The music's quite a bit more technical than their debut, suggesting the band had room to grow. Never happened, of course.

"Insane Society"

  1. "Killmania" (5:31)
  2. "Panic Control" (3:47)
  3. "Test of Faith" (4:48)
  4. "Swarm" (3:28)
  5. "War of Nerves"--instrumental (2:42)
  6. "Insane Society" (4:17)
  7. "Law of Lies" (4:44)
  8. "11th Hour" (4:28)
  9. "Closed Doors" (5:19)

New lead singer, who sounds a helluva lot like Chuck Billy, thereby turning the band into a cheap Testament clone. As a result, this one gets old and stale before the laser hits the laminated plastic. (Guess that imagery's not as good as "the needle hitting the groove", I suppose? Oh well, give it time...) The title track is okay, but the rest vanishes quickly from memory, as did the group from the face of the earth itself...

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