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2017 reissue on black vinyl on Storm From The Past Records with thick lyric insert and poster. Limited 250 copies

“we spit on those who choose to pose, we thrash with all the rest…”

There’s something very gratifying about such simplistic, bashing music. Razor is a Canadian Thrashing machine from the 80s, and this was their sophomore effort. There’s nothing modernistic or trendy about Evil Invaders, as it is more or less the antithesis of what is widely considered good music – it’s raw, dirty, grimy stuff with a razor-sharp, crunchy guitar tone and a yammering, punkish style of vocals that fit the music like a glove. The solos are fast, sloppy and shredding, and the song structures are basic and bare-boned. But the clincher here is…it all works. Razor just knows how to thrash, and they get right to the point. No bullshit interludes, no ballads, no intros or outros, no flirting with other genres, nothing. They simply went into the studio and punched out a short, sweet, and to the point album of ballsy, gritty, thrashing insanity, without even looking back to make sure they were doing everything perfectly. Razor’s music will never be well liked by the non-metal community, but that just makes it all the better; a treasure that is all ours, and one that we’ll never have to give up to the mainstream masses. This is the essence of metal, and I can’t see why someone who likes Thrash Metal, or Heavy Metal in general, in the slightest would object to Razor or Evil Invaders. Essential.

Track list:
1. Nowhere Fast
2. Cross Me Fool
3. Legacy Of Doom
4. Evil Invaders
5. Iron Hammer
6. Instant Death
7. Cut Throat
8. Speed Merchants
9. Tortured Skull
10. Thrashdance