Was never a huge fan of this band at the start, but 'Under The Influence' was a pretty influential thrash record when growing up. Combine the crunchier elements of Anthrax, Metallica, Testament, throw in a bit of Exodus, it's nothing shocking, just pretty basic chugging thrash, Ellsworth's vocals nothing out of the ordinary, if anything mildly irritating but there's some decent tracks on here, 'Shred' for example, with its typical thrashy chanted chorus, but just not enough going on to enable the band to rise above the mediocre.
Overkill have come on leaps and bounds since this opus and are among the forerunner's of the thrash field. There's no real issue with 'Under...' but the competition at the time was too fierce for their sound to emerge triumphant.
7/10
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