One of the first bands to blend hardcore punk and thrash, “Speak English Or Die” is often regarded as a classic for thrashers, speedsters and crossover lovers and rightfully so.
Starting out as pretty much a pure hardcore punk band on their first EP and evolving into more of a hybrid the name Fearless Iranians From Hell alone just screams for attention and is based around a satirical take on modern politics taken from an Islamic extremist/terrorist point of view. Crossover thrash that was truly meant to provoke and offend. I couldn’t find anything from their “Holy War” album so the relentless opener to “Die For Allah” will just have to do…
Perhaps leaning a bit more to the metal side of things as far as crossover bands go these guys were full of raw energy and sick riffs that any self-respecting thrasher should find almost impossible to not bang their head to. “Game Over” is ridiculously good.
Crossover full of sarcasm, provocation and dark humour a la the almighty Pete Steele. “Jesus Hitler” has without a doubt some of the funniest lyrics in metal and though as thrashy as can be still has slower Sabbath-y type passages reminiscent of Pete’s later work with Type O Negative…
“Hear me my fellow Nazolics
Come join the Neotheofacists
Keep der race pure practice eugenics
And swear to the holy swazafix
I have returned
Reich und Roll!”
Ignore the later garbage these guys spewed out, Prong were once a quality thrash crossover band.
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