Description

2012 re-issue with 5 bonus live tracks and new cover artwork

Italian thrash metal machine Node were formed in 1994 by guitarist Steve Minelli. The strange thing is that the founder of this band isn’t playing with them anymore. Anyway, though Node started out as a Death Metal/Grindcore band, their second demo cd, Ask (1995), put them into a more melodic category with bands like Pantera, Metallica and Slayer. As God Kills is their fourth album and their most mature work up to this point. It was first released by Massacre records back in 2006. So, you can take some The Haunted aggression, mix it with some Slayer and add some Hatesphere on it. You’re damn right. The result is Node for sure! I can also say that I sensed some influence by Destruction’s latest albums. I still can’t believe that Italy can produce so aggressive Thrash Metal! No offence, it’s just that Italy usually produces Power, Gothic and Black Metal bands. So, As God Kills is a very strong album which takes the American Thrash and mixes it with Swedish Thrash/Death Metal. You can call what they play Thrashcore. They reminded me a lot of The Haunted’s The Dead Eye record. The production is great and that’s where it is more than obvious that they try to approach the Swedish scene. I admit that they have completely achieved it. This album is heavy as hell and I can tell that for sure! They perfectly combine aggression with melody. No, don’t get confused! We’re not talking about one more melodic shit band or At The Gates wannabes, we’re talking about one strong band that I’m pretty confident that they will make their name be heard in no much time.

Track listing:
1. Shotgun Blast Propaganda
2. As God Kills
3. Hellywood
4. Cancer
5. Red Rum
6. Old Nick
7. Watcher Of A Failed Generation
8. Through Fail And Foul
9. Truth Is Out
10. The Manhatten Project
11. The White Is Burning-live 2011
12. New Order-live 2011
13. Redrum-live 2011
14. As God Kills-live 2011
15. Das Kapital-live 2011