VIO-LENCE — Eternal Nightmare (review)

VIO-LENCE — Eternal Nightmare album cover Album · 1988 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
What makes this album important to me is solely for the contribution of Robb Flynn which I've admired since his days in Forbidden. Honestly, "Eternal Nightmare" doesn't offer anything new and basically an extension of what the earlier thrash outfits like Metallica or Exodus did with their debut. While Flynn and Demmel's dramatic riffs play is one of the strong points of the album, the lack of originality and Sean Killian's weak singing is probably the dry hole.

The title track began with a slaughtering rhythm and the usual reverbed vocal. This great track is totally a winner but unfortunately you can barely recognize the vocal he cast. "Serial Killer" is a good track and it has beautiful solos, but "Phobophobia" that caught my attention. The classic Bay style really gets my heads banging and it goes the same with the next track, "Calling In The Coroner". "Bodies On Bodies" is probably the most interesting track of the album and thanks to the brilliant combination of classic Bay rhythm and the nasty riffs onslaught.

Most of the songs here are consistently awesome and the solo guitars are just thrilling. Aside from the troubling vocal, the problem with this album is the length is way too short, but overall, this one is an enjoyable piece of thrash classic. Relatively unknown, Vio-lence is worth to buy for the astonishing riffs pattern, and definitely a great stuff to blow your speaker out and annoy the neighbor.
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Stephen wrote:
more than 2 years ago
definitely worth listening, even though you probably won't find something new, but it's always good to listen to the classic once in a while, for nostalgic purpose :)
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I have this one on vinyl somewhere. It´s been years and years since I last listened to the album. Your review inspired me to try and find my old LP.

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