Album title: Gods of Violence
Artist: Kreator
Genre: Thrash Metal
Nationality: German
Release date: January 27
Position in Discography: Fourteenth
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? A little
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Yes but not as much as I should be
Average RYM Score: 3.35
Oddly Power Metal instrumental intro, then it kicks up into Thrash territory. Decent enough, though “Satan is Real” is just silly, especially the way it's sung. It's not the eighties, boys!
It's also, to be fair, a very ordinary song. To be honest, the whole thing (so far) sounds pretty dated, though I know less about Thrash Metal than most people. I also am unfamiliar enough with Kreator's work to know if this is their usual style, but I do find snippets of PM influence going through some of these songs, and it's a little confusing. I'm also not mad about the constant growl of the singer, though he's far from Cookie Monster. Araya's much better at this sort of thing. There have been some good tracks, undoubtedly, but “Fallen Brother” is really the first time I sit up and take notice. To be fair, it really picks up from there to the end, but we're already on track nine of eleven at that point, so a little late. I wouldn't say it's a bad album at all, but I'm not blown away by it. Certainly rocks, but then, what metal album does not? These days I need more than just that.
Check out more from this artist? I imagine at some point, yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes
Expectation Index: 3