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Reduced price due to small bent marks on backcover

2019 remaster on pink/red vinyl with gatefold cover.

Considering the UK invented heavy metal, it’s always frustrating to reflect on how seemingly unsuccessful Brits were at thrash metal. Predominantly an American phenomenon, UK thrash always seemed to be playing catch-up with their Transatlantic cousins when, in retrospect, British thrash bands had much to offer. Acid Reign were one of those bands. Known for embracing the sillier side of thrash (check out 1988 EP Moshkinstein and 1989 debut album, The Fear for a hefty dose of UK apple-core), Acid Reign actually reigned in the lunacy on their second full length Obnoxious and the result was an album that embraced a previously untapped progressive edge and proved, once and for all, that the Brits had what it took to step up to the next level. Slowing down, slightly, frontman H and co. adopted a more focused attitude on Obnoxious, imbuing their intricate riffs and biting lyrics with a keener eye for detail and the results were impressive to say the least.Thoughtful Sleep remains a highlight; a technical excursion into a story of child neglect which surprises with its schizophrenic time changes and multiple personalities. Intelligent, complex and highly original, in an ideal world this song alone would have elevated Acid Reign into the big leagues. As it turned out, they were unjustly overlooked and imploded shortly after Obnoxious release. If you havent discovered this band before then its now to dig deep into heavy metals own “The Pink Album”

Track list:
1. Creative Restraint
2. Joke Chain
3. Thoughtful Sleep
4. You Are Your Enemy
5. Phantasm
6. My Open Mind
7. Codes Of Conformity