These guys have been banging heads since the early '80s and I never really gave them a chance back in the day, mainly because I was overloaded with thrash, the scene was saturated, and many similar acts were no competition for the Big Four and those immediately beneath them. However, as soon as 'Last Breath' screams into motion chugging with its stern bass courtesy of Willy Lange, you realise that Laaz Rockit are certainly one of the most underrated but accomplished of thrash acts. 'Know...' is more than just a solid slab of a record, instead, whilst more melodic than most thrash acts, it propels Laz Rockit to new heights, possibly those now occupied by the likes of Overkill and Exodus. For its time, and for now, 'Know...' is a superb thrash album, vocalist Michael Coons has a better voice than most and one of variation and the record boasts some fantastic guitar work from Jellum and Kettner. 'Euroshima' is classy pounding thrash, and my fave is 'Most Dangerous Game'. Laaz Rockit are mid-tempo mostly but know how to vary the sound and also dig in with memorable choruses and they should be applauded for this work.
7.5/10
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