Re-Animator - Condemned To Eternity (1990)

Easily Re-Animator's best offering, just plug yourself into the thrash battering ram that is 'Low Life' and succumb to those immense riffs and gnarled vocals. This is thrash in its purest form - straight from the British mould, exhibiting a slaightly basement style production which somehow enhances those crashing drums and furious guitars. 'Chain Of Command' has hints of Exodus, but although Re-Animator and the likes were not exatly original thrashers they had a certain endearing quality that separates them from today's mimick artists. British thrash never got a good deal and quickly faded despite the scene originally flourishing, but there's still tiem for these guys to come back and rul the scene again. Although Re-Animator were one of those bands who succumbed to comedy, 'Condemned...' is a weighty record, it's only real downfall being the wayward 'What The Funk?' which doesn't need to exist. Strong album though. File alongside Slammer, D.A.M. et al. 6.5/10