It's amazing that in the general world of music, live albums are usually an acquired taste and often released by huge stadium filling artists, and yet during the '80s in the world of metal it seems that it was quite easy for thrash acts to release live EP's as such. Testament were one of quite a few, including Sacred Reich, who released their Dynamo Open Air exploits, and I'm glad of it too. I purchased this record in the legendary Shades record shop that once inhabited St Anne's Court in London. Of course, any thrasher will be familiar with the cuts, 'Over The Wall', 'Burnt Offerings', Do Or Die', 'Apocalyptic City' and 'Reign Of Terror', in fact these are the only tracks on offer here, but the performance, enhanced by the cover of the band finishing their set, is so sweaty that upon listening to the record you can feel the intensity as if you're there.
Certainly a very decent live record, and in the metal world there are a handful of such that I would recommend.
7/10
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