Description

The version found here is just a trifle slower than the version found on ‘Better Off Dead, with a different intro and a bit quieter overall production. The difference in the intro has a lot to do with why this version seems so vastly different from the original on the whole. On the original the bass isn't overdriven, and the guitar noise that precedes it resembles, of all things, the beginning of Hendrix's ‘Foxey Lady’. But even more than that, there's the presence of an actual chainsaw that starts up, revs, and growls throughout the intro. Then the break into the main song completely opens up the throttle to accompany Mr. Angelripper officially starting the song with ‘THEE SAAWWW’. Just because of an actual saw being featured, this is really the one true version of ‘The Saw Is The Law’. There's little doubt that this is something of an overlooked heavy metal anthem. Just look at the title! If chainsaws aren't just as metal as witches at black masses or the mythical creature known as …., then I haven't the slightest idea of what is. And not only is this about a saw, this about the saw being the law of the land. Ah, the subtlety that death metal never had! The other two songs here don't really matter. ‘Tarred And Feathered’ is fast and furious, and the Bryan Adams cover is a bit silly, but rocks hard enough with a fun message and doesn't go on for too long. That's not what you came here for though. You came here because you wanted ‘The Saw’, specifically the version that rises above, capturing the essence of heavy fucking metal. If you don't have this, you're just not heavy enough. Track listing: 1. The Saw Is The Law-splatting version 2. Tarred And Feathered 3. The Kids Wanna Rock-Bryan Adams cover