A sneakily good record this one. Upon viewing the sleeve you may expect something a little more dense sounding and deathly, but Devastation play a style of thrash akin to Evil Dead. Chugging, heavy, fast with a hardcore-style vocal delivery. The mid-section of 'Eye For An Eye' brings to mind the moshing prowess of early Anthrax, 'Desolation...' begins with a Slayer-style riff, and the title cut has elements of Metallica in its riffage. So, you know that Devastation play thrash metal, and quality it is too, something very cult about it, although the drums are a little left behind in the whirlwind. Whilst these Texan's don't have the spite of Violence, I'd sit them the Bay Area combo and Dark Angel, which is a pretty high compliment. A bit of a gem this one, and yet it doesn't try hard to be anything different from an aggressive thrash album.
7.5/10
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