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"Perfect Violence & Concrete Destruction" is the second demo recording by Finnish thrash metal act Anthony. The demo was independently released in October 1989. It succeeds the May 1989 "Impossible Mission" demo, which was Anthony´s first release after forming in 1988.
The material on the five tracks, 19:55 minutes long demo is brutal and aggressive thrash metal. Sometimes I´m reminded of a less technical and more punishing Coroner, and Anthony deliver this type of thrash metal with great passion and conviction. Although they may not focus as much on technical playing as Coroner do, Anthony are still a very well playing band and lead vocalist/guitarist Miitse Räätäri has a raw snarling delivery. There is good variation between fast-paced thrashy riffs and rhythms and mid-paced heavy parts, and the music also features quite a few clever and well sounding lead guitar parts.
"Perfect Violence & Concrete Destruction" features a near professional studio sound quality, and could well have been released as an EP instead of as a demo. The songwriting is varied, powerful, and memorable and upon conclusion "Perfect Violence & Concrete Destruction" is in every way a high quality demo release and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved. Unfortunately only a 1991 single would be released after this demo and then Anthony disbanded.
