Sacrilege B.C. - Too Cool To Pray (1988)

Great album title, these Bay Area thrashers not to be confused with another Sacrilege. These thrashheads were one of the first bands to mix white hot thrash with a crossover of hardcore and punk, resulting in some devastating melodies - killer track here is 'Where Are We Going?' with those catchy vocal rants and superb solo finale. Although the bands debut 'Party With God' was more hyper speed, 'Too Cool...' sees the band mix things up, producing some cracking mid tempo structures ('Between') and crushing metal ('Revenge'). The oily, snarled vocals are priceless as the riffs chug n roll along giving this such an old school yet timeless feel. All hail Californian thrash, this gives me the same chills as Possessed's 'Eyes Of Horror.'. 8/10