A band that predates even Metallica but their original sound was very different at the time. Blind Illusion have a couple of small claims to fame. The first is the fact they only ever released one full length album despite being a unit for ten years. The other is that this release has none other than Les Claypool and Larry Lalonde playing on it Pre-Primus! Larry had just left fellow Bay Area band Possessed and Claypool had just split up an incarnation of Primus (who regrouped as the band Sausage in the mid 90's for an album). However the band was wholly Marc Beidermann's who remained the only constant member.
The Sane Asylum has now achieved iconic status within the Thrash community and the original release is a much sought after collectors item. The music on the album is disjointed both compositionally and tonally. Claypools bass work is virtually hidden throughout but 'Smash The Crystal' contains a few little bass runs that became a Primus trademark.
The whole album is generally a mismash of Power Metal, Thrash Metal and awkward tempo shifts with no discernible themes running through the tracks. This is also one of the albums assets. Because of the huge gestation period, the album has so many little snippets of past members and styles that it stood head and shoulders above many other albums upon releases.
One of the most original Thrash albums released at the time and an interesting curio for Primus fans.
Kamakazi: