Although the comedy edge peppered too many UK thrash acts back in the late '80s, the scene was pretty healthy. Re-Animator were certainly one of the better thrash acts intent on getting their chugging riffs out to the masses. Sadly, too many of these half decent mini albums were tainted by the awful imagery of the cover which seemed to bear very little relation to the actual album, giving the UK scene an almost low-budget feel. However, John Wilson's clunky bass and the formulaic vocal attack will still provide the listener with something to get the teeth into even if it's pretty standard. Best cuts being 'Follow The Masses' and the moshing frenzy of 'Fatal Descent' which has some nice orchestrated moments. 'D.U.A.F. speeds things up. Imagine something like a cross between Anthrax in the chugging department and UK's Slammer and you'll get an idea where Re-Animator are at. Pretty average but still worth owning as respect for the scene back in the day.
6/10
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