MUNICIPAL WASTE — Massive Aggressive (review)

MUNICIPAL WASTE — Massive Aggressive album cover Album · 2009 · Crossover Thrash Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Massive Aggressive" is the fourth full-length studio album by US crossover thrash metal act Municipal Waste. The album was released through Earache Records in August 2009. It´s the successor to "The Art of Partying" from 2007.

Not much has happened in the world of Municipal Waste and the listener is still treated to fast-paced, raw, and crossover tinged thrash metal featuring lyrics about horror, social criticism, anti-religion, and other themes which are relatively typical for the genre. Municipal Waste haven´t reached their level of underground fame by producing anything original, but by the way they perform their music and the catchiness of their tracks. In those respects "Massive Aggressive" is no different from any of the preceding releases by the band. It´s skillfully performed, features a powerful, raw, and detailed sounding production, and the tracks are well written, relatively memorable, and generally have a great impact on the listener, who is left with no choice but to enter the mosh pit and bang like a maniac. The 13 tracks on the 28:33 minutes long album are short but sweet bursts of furious thrash metal energy, and you are never in doubt that these guys mean business. Raw shouted vocals (and riot gang backing vocals), fast hardcore influenced thrash metal drumming and sharp guitar riffs.

The quality of what Municipal Waste produce secures the band a place among the elite contemporary retro sounding thrash metal acts and they create the perfect soundtrack to a sweaty beer soaked night with the boys. All of you wearing denim vests with heavy metal patches and cartridge belts, while screaming, flashing your tongues and doing devil horns. Old school 80s thrash metal to the bone...a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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