Saturday 5 April 2014

Infected - Dark Century (1989)

A long forgotten thrash metal gem; these guys hailed from Switzerland and only released one platter, being this one. Very much politically-minded throughout and featuring vocals which have more in common with death metal, this is still a decent and often technical opus that mixes melody with faster, more aggressive segments. Arguably no thrills in its approach it still strips the meat from the bone with that sniping guitar sound. The drumming is also impressive and features the chap who appeared on Messiah's (also from Switzerland) 'Choir of Horrors' album. As I said, a good enough thrash metal record that should have got the recognition it deserved but how many times do you read me saying that? Either way, if you like dark and often rough thrash metal then this is one worth seeking out.
7/10

No comments: