Description
The evergrowing amount of old school thrash bands nowadays, sometimes makes me question myself how many of their albums will stand a test of time as short as, say, even only 5 years (Merciless Death, Hatchet, many others… do any of them still ring a bell?). That’s when I also wonder how things would work for those under-appreciated bands that played the genre with much more talent and passion, back when thrash was absolutely dead. Scepter (us) and definitely Hypnosia (Sweden) being some of those who did some of the best thrash ever, back when the demand wasn’t there at all. This compilation album sums up the whole Hypnosia discography, except for their one and (unfortunately) only full length album ‘Extreme Hatred’. And damn, titles like ‘Violent Intensity’, ‘The Storms’ and ‘Extreme Hatred’ don’t only sound cool, but truly reflect the band’s music in all its non-compromising glory. Expect to hear a great load of angry thrash the German way and 2 covers that are pretty much as good as the originals. Hell, I would even dare to say that the ‘My Belief’ cover of Possessed is even much better than the original, as it sounds here like if it was recorded during the ‘Seven Churches’ session. 50 minutes is really a lot for a thrash release, but rest assured that if you are hungry for memorable riffs and genuine aggression – you might even find yourself pressing the repeat button, once the album is over. Hands down… This album, if any, is really worth your support. Buy it now!
Track listing:
1. Crushed Existence-Crushed Existence demo 1996
2. Threshold Of Decay-Crushed Existence demo 1996
3. Undead-Crushed Existence demo 1996
4. Paralyzed By Persecution-Crushed Existence demo 1996
5. The Last Remains-The Storms demo 1997
6. Operation Clean Sweep-The Storms demo 1997
7. The Storms Of Dead Worlds-The Storms demo 1997
8. Funeral Cross-Violent Intensity album 1999
9. Haunting Death-Violent Intensity album 1999
10. Undead-Violent Intensity album 1999
11. Perpetual Dormancy-Violent Intensity album 1999
12. Mental Terror-Violent Intensity album 1999
13. The Storms-Violent Intensity album 1999
14. Outbreak Of Evil-Sodom cover
15. My Belief-Possessed cover
16. Haunting Death-live