FAFF-BEY — Doesn't Feel Like Laughing... (review)

FAFF-BEY — Doesn't Feel Like Laughing... album cover Album · 1990 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Doesn't Feel like Laughing..." is the 2nd full-length studio album by Finnish, Oulu based thrash metal act Faff-Bey. The album was released through Bad Vugum in 1990. It´s the successor to "Back from the Grave" from 1988, although the two full-length studio albums are bridged by the 1988 "S/M Party" EP and the 1989 "Emptyhead / No Rule" single.

Stylistically the material on "Doesn't Feel like Laughing..." continues the raw and aggressive but also technically well played thrash metal style that was brifly introduced on the "Emptyhead" track from the "Emptyhead / No Rule" single. While raw energy, razor sharp riffs, furiously fast-paced drumming, and rabid dog snarling vocals are in the high seat here, the songwriting has become slightly more sophisticated since the ultra raw debut album and "Doesn't Feel like Laughing..." is overall also a more varied release. It´s hard to compare Faff-Bey with other artists, but if forced I´d probably pick late 80s Sepultura (I´ll mention Defleshed too, but they came a little later), as Faff-Bey are also in the most extreme end of the thrash metal spectrum, almost reaching death/thrash territories at times. The music is so powerful and intense that the listener is left wondering what hit him/her.

The production values have been upgraded quite a bit since the debut album, and "Doesn't Feel like Laughing..." features a powerful, intense, and detailed sounding production job, which suits the material perfectly.

While I wouldn´t call "Doesn't Feel like Laughing..." a perfect release (some tracks maybe sound a little too much the same), it is a high quality thrash metal release in the extreme end of genre, and it deserves a lot more attention than it got upon release, and than it gets today. This is an underappreciated gem and a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
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