my apologies if this has already been discussed but....this cd CRUSHES!!! It kills everything in it's path, shrieking and growling and shredding steel all the while. The songs are more artfully arranged, the overall vibe is even more aggressive...infreakincredible. I was figuring this one would be a worthy counter-part to "Silent Night Fever", but it actually goes a step further. Slightly less melodic parts, yet just enough to keep from being stagnant. I want someone to name a cd more violent and yet at the same time intelligent than this one. Sure CARNAL FORGE are impressively nasty, but D-ZERO's songwriting is several steps ahead of them, and with more variety. Bottom line: DIMENSION ZERO ARE THE NEW KINGS OF THRASH...and TestAment definitely has their work cut out for them in topping the brutality contained on this disc. Dont get me wrong, our Guys have and always will be my overall favorite metal band, but D-Zero are damn sure standing in the number 2 spot just on the other side of the wooden door with bloody chainsaw in hand.
I recall talking with Eric after the NYE show down here in San Diego. I told him I couldn't wait for the new cd to come out and subsequently put the Haunteds/Dimension Zeros of the world in their place. You know, remind them of who they learned to thrash from. He laughed and said, "No problem...that stuffs "Kinder-metal". Just wait and see." I completely believe him, the new cd will surely slay all comers. But "This Is Hell" has substantially upped the ante in the metal realm. Let the Battle for Thrash Supremecy begin!!!
I recall talking with Eric after the NYE show down here in San Diego. I told him I couldn't wait for the new cd to come out and subsequently put the Haunteds/Dimension Zeros of the world in their place. You know, remind them of who they learned to thrash from. He laughed and said, "No problem...that stuffs "Kinder-metal". Just wait and see." I completely believe him, the new cd will surely slay all comers. But "This Is Hell" has substantially upped the ante in the metal realm. Let the Battle for Thrash Supremecy begin!!!