Gammacide - Victims Of Science (1989)

This is more like it, Gamacide are furious US thrashers who have a distinctive violent approach to their meaty sound. Vocally Varnam Ponville reminds me of Sean Killian from my fave thrashers Vio-lence. This is metal with a violent swing to it, the guitars of Shelby and Perry are frantic but also heavy. This isn't hyper thrash, it doesn't need to be, it's jaws are already armed with a devilish set of teeth. The usual thrashy topics apply here, warfare, pollution etc, but all delivered like a shovel to the skull. Some fantastic drum work courtesy of Milford. I'm not aware of these guys gaining any success but if I had to pick out ten ultra cool thrash obscurities then this would be in there as one of the best. The title track is skin-shredder with some superb riffs and 'Endangered Species' is equally lethal with those screaming solo's and ravenous drums. There's something about the whole package that reeks of thrash with attitude, and I can't understand why these guys weren't more popular, 'Incubus' is as good, if not better as early Exodus and 'Observations' with its frenetic structures is mind blowing. Overall this is too furious and frothing to be obscure, but the fact is, this got nowhere, but all thrashers pay attention. 7.5/10