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After reviewing some trash albums i thought to review some more trashmetal :) This is
"the trash album" of Rage's. Either this, or Missing Link. Most of Rage's early 90's
albums mixes power and trashmetal together but i think this has most of the trash influences
with some powermetal add-ons. What raises this album above your every-day avarage trashmetal
album? Its a good question. First of all melodies mixes some powermetallic riffs to add
depth into the music yet staying ripping and trashy, Peavey is better singer than average
shouter, he has has a fine range from pretty low to pretty high screams, his voice is mid-
rough and screechy and he can actually sing well instead of only shouting, Manni's guitarplay
is great, energic and fast as in trashmetal usually yet ripping, but not only straightforward
riffing, but mixing rhythms and melodies well. Also, Chris is more technical as average drummer.
This all together makes this sound great. Album is respectable lenghty with 13 tracks,
and no fillers. Theres few different kinds of songs: songs about leaders using their powers
wrong way controlling us, like Shame On You (mixing eastern or indian sounding melodies
nicely to the sound), Enought is Enought and Power And Greed (name tells it!). Few
more philosophical or psychological songs (peavey is good writing these) like Questions, The
Body Talks and Difference (about how "they" control you). Few speedy riffkillers as in
Medicine, Solitary Man and Fast As A Shark (cover of Accepts classic). Two more mysterious and scary
sounding Baby, Im Your Nightmare and Beyond The Wall of Sleep. And as last but not least
slower crushing Take Me To The Water. They are all noticable songs and most really have
some meaning if you just read the lyrics. One of most famous theme is "world is bad but
we have strength and power in our hands and souls". Well few words to describe this album are:
powerfull, ripping, trashy, angry, melodic. I think that pretty much sums it up.
Recommended power-trash classic!
8.5/10