Holy smoke! Jesus Christ are possibly Canada's heaviest band, and the countries answer to Pantera I guess. Somewhere between the darker grunge of Soundgarden, the angst of Warrior Soul and the power of Machine Head, it takes no prisoners, leaving buildings wrecked in their wake. The band seemed to disappear after this riotous record and little is known about them, but what a gem of a record they've left, ultra-heavy, cutting edge and even giving Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades' a going over.
The band never let up, their style is pretty in your face and I can only really use Pantera as an example, but this has far more in the tank, opener 'Peace By Piece' has a touch of Alice In Chains, especially in Andy Hoyle's vocal sneer, but the riffs just bludgeon throughout, only letting up on the brilliant 'I Hate', which is a dark stomp to the senses.
This is a record that needs checking out. It oozes cool and doesn't really belong to any time frame but if you love early Machine Head, Fear Factory, Pantera, mixed with a bit of Soudgarden, check it out.
8/10
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