Panic - Epidemic (1991)

Okay so it's an unremarkable name for a band, but this is a qulaity thrash record produced by Exodus members Gary Holt and Rick Hunolt. If I had to pigeon hole it then I'd compare Panic to early Sacred Reich with more of a grooev going on, check out the rolling riff of 'Blackfeather Shake' hardly the sort of title you'd expect on a thrash record. Real shame bands like this slipped by the wayside, sadder still that they only get a year to vent their fury before the invasion of grunge, worse still that these guys hailed from Seattle! Very much a Bay Area crunch going on at times with 'High Strung' and 'Hellfire Club' so there's a lot on offer for the keen thrasher. 6.5/10