Witchhammer - 1487 (1990)

This is clean, cutting Euro thrash that is actually quite excitinga nd refreshing in its powerhouse pomp. I'm thinking touches of early Metallica mixed with Artch, Helloween and some great melodies, favourite track being the catchy 'Enola Gay' and the fantastic 'Kill All In Sight,' really good stuff, especially the vocals of Per Stale Petterson who gives the album a real classical feel, matching the competition with his clear, soaring vocals. Top riff on the record is the slab that is 'Burning Court' which is more power metal than thrash mosh up. Find it strange that Metal Forces magazine gave it 60/100 back in the day, I guess 1991 was signalling the end of this sort of stuff, but fair play to these Norweigan metal heads who've carved out a well executed, driving metal album that sadly didn't register with the masses. 7.5/10