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J.B.O. (GERMANY)
Groovy post-thrash meets crossover, plus a lot of funky and alternative moments added. This is a jokey take on the style, and can only be loosely labelled as thrash, mixing a truckful of influences into pretty short (1-2min) tracks without too many musical merits.
Killeralbum Full-Length, 2011 JACKHAMMER (BRAZIL)
A capable new act playing anergetic old school speed/thrash ala Blessed Death and early Whiplash; the vocals are bery high to the point of screaming, and the guitars have this playful crossover edge at times. The music will be by allmeans entertaining to the majority of the fans being fast: check out the speed metal worship "Speed Metal Crusher" which adds great classical leads ala Kai Hansen. The delivery is seldom "broken" by more direct hardcore-laced tracks ("Fight or Die Now"), but after that one the sound gets a bit more serious, with longer compositions, although the approach doesn't change drastically being speedy all the way, except for the heavy pounding "Red Light Murder", which also speed/thrashes intensely at the end. The closing "Death Factory" is an entertaining 7.5-min opus which offers merry speed metal in the 90's fashion "graced" by brutal grinding outbreaks in the beginning and the end.
Hard to be alive Full-length, 2009 Official Site JACKNIFE(USA)
Swedish thrash/death metal made in the USA; the music has the typical for the style melodic guitar work, but at times
introduces some heavy, groovy moments, too. "End Man" is a less-than-2-min wonder of some brilliant technical
thrash. The rest is less striking, sticking to the well established trends.
Moment of Reckoning full-length, 2006 Official Site JACKSTRAW (ITALY)
A 3-songer with a girl on both bass and behind the mike; she is helped by a brutal death metal growler at times, but the latter should really be left aside for the future: the catchy crossover tone of the music by no means suits him. This is playful soft power/post-thrashy stuff with a dance potential finished with the good soulful ballad "Tutto Crolla".
False Smile Demo, 2012 Official Site JAGANNATH (HOLLAND)
The style on the first demo is heavy, roughly produced thrash with some very fast moments, reminding of the
Americans Hallows Eve. When the guys don't aim at the very fast, chaotic play, they actually produce some cool stomping tracks: "Into The City's Madness", but the more aggressive moments are not to be ignored, either: the smashing little thrasher "Flight Of The Goblin", and the stylish fusion of intense thrashing and some epic metal "Jagannath".
Demo I Demo, 1988 JAILOR (BRAZIL)
Even on a saturated scene like the Brazilian one, these guys will easily stick out, simply because this is one of the better debuts to come out of there in years. Technical thrash of the heavier type with fast, Slayer-esque
parts is what's on offer here. The guitar work is particularly good, and will also remind you of Death, ably supported by a great heavy bass-bottom. The music at times gets quite fast and aggressive, acquiring slight shade of death metal ("Timeline of Massacre", the second part of "Jailor"), and this is where the guys put more effort, coming with a really impressive performance, mainly by the guitarists again; their swirling technical hooks will keep you on the alert the whole time. The headbangers will not be disappointed, either: more direct, shorter Slayer-esque numbers are also here: "Corpus Christ", but again with a certain technical edge. Technical masterpieces like "Deaf Lords" and "Necropolis" would be hard to match even by the most experienced practitioners of the genre- both songs are true gems, the highlights of the album. The vocals are the only flaw, being quite shouty, with an unpleasant hardcore edge; they sound appropriate, though, when the guy tries to scream ala Tom Araya (remember "Angel of Death").
Evil Corrupts full-length, 2005 Official Site JAMES MURPHY (USA)
This legendary guitar wizard has graced with his presence many celebrated acts from the metal scene (Agent
Steel, Obituary, Testament, Death, Cancer, etc.). In-between his busy schedule he has found some time to
release two albums under his name in the 90's. Music-wise this is progressive/technical thrash with a modern
flavour (but no grooves). The style is not flamboyant ala Yngwie Malmsteen, or very aggressive ala Toby Knapp, but makes for an interesting listen, mixing both eclectic, offbeat, more progressively-laced sections, with some impressive hard-hitting straight ones. On the songs (not all pieces are instrumentals) you can hear Chuck Billy, Devin Townsend, John West; Steve Digiorgio on bass, too. Murphy is still fighting brain cancer which befell him 5 years ago, and our hopes (and prayers) are that this metal hero will recover completely very soon to carry on with his great contribution to the metal field.
Convergence Full-LenGTH, 1996 Official Site JARHEAD (CANADA)
Based on "Beautiful Delusion", these guys offer cleverly-concocted modern post-thrash which tries to run away from the modern cliches with a string of more technical tracks, but the style remains within the predictable parametres the band jamming in a more carefree manner more often than the technical side of music would allow. There are several catchy melodic hooks to be caught as well (check out the closer "Anti-Prostrate", among other "niceties") those contrasting with the gruff death metal-ish vocals.
Image of Insanity Full-length, 2009 Official Site JAWW (CANADA)
Based on the full-length: look no further than the typical for the time groovy post-thrash, here brought with a strong doze of industrial. Expect very heavy guitars without a big variety in-between, mid to doomy tempos, a few hardcore outbursts, and angry brutal semi-death vocals. Some of the band members have earlier tried their hands on some thrash/death metal under the name Catharsis.
Southbound Full-length, 1997 JEFF HANNEMAN PROJECT (USA)
The name should tell you a lot: this is a side project for the Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman, but here he does just a decent job; this is energetic, but not very aggressive thrash which doesn't sound exactly like Slayer, and is full of touches like slow atmospheric, even semi-balladic sections, which are not quite necessary, and ruin the sharp guitar sound. The bass is almost non-existent, making me wonder whether it wasn't only Hanneman and a session drummer having recorded this.
Demo Demo, 1986 JELONEK (POLAND)
Based on "Revenge", this act, which is named after Michal Jelonek: the violinist who was previously a singer for the Polish power/thrash metal veterans Hunter. The violin-infused style fo the Finns Apocaliptica is brought up with a strong presence of edgy, crunchy rhythms resulting in an interesting, dramatic "duel" with a strong thrashy flavour, although there are not too many fast moments; but fans of the technical and chaotic will be delighted to hear demented shredders like "Mad Toad" and the so often-cited "Sabre Dance" (Mekong Delta, Skyclad, etc.) by Aram Hachaturian. For the more romantically-inclined there is the excellent ballad "Old Sorrow", but generally this is intense stuff with Jelonek, of course, playing the major role with his proficient pyrotechnics.
Jelonek Full-length, 2007 Official Site JENSKAYA BOLEZN (RUSSIA)
4 girls from Moscow have decided to play some thrash/crossover to pass the time with the prime intention to be a warm-up band of E.S.T. Not bad as a whole with the girls managing to come close to the energetic delivery of Detente's "Recognize no Authority" although the vocals here are much more melodic. The music is mid to up-tempo, but the guitar work is on a low, not very professional level, although from a riff-point-of-view there is something to be heard, completely overshadowing the short amateurish leads.
1-Aya Ledi V SSSR Demo, 1990 JERK (SWITZERLAND)
A blend of heavy groovy post-thrash and thrash/crossover; the modern trends predominate, with the forceful aggressive semi-death metal vocals being the highlight.
Scream Against Walls Full-length, 1995 JERKSTORE (DENMARK)
Based on "Blood On Canvas", this is modern groovy thrash of the more melodic type, at times recalling Monster
Magnet. The music is mid-tempo to slow-ish, acquiring some stoner/doom character as well.
Anti-Jukebox Full-Length, 1999 Official Site JERSEY DOGS (USA)
Judging by the band name and the full-length album title, you might expect this to be some kind of a joke; but it's not because these guys know how to play thrash; and this shouldn't be a surprise, having in mind that these are the same musicians who were responsible for the explosive masterpiece "Second Coming" under the name Attacker less than a year earlier, and while everyone was expecting an amazing follow-up to this album, here came an entirely new act, with more concentration on the up-and-coming thrash. The sound is heavy, with a very strong presence of the bass section, bringing Testament and Metallica to mind, among other Bay-Area bands. There is a joke song which will remind you of Mordred with its funky passages: "Greasy Funk Chicken" (an obvios allusion to KFC).
Don't Worry, Get Angry! EP, 1989 JESTER'S FUNERAL (GERMANY)
A cool power/thrash metal act of both the modern and classic school with dark overtones; "Quick Silver Light" is a nice proficient take on the Black Album sound mixed with "remnants" from the 80's American power/thrash metal heritage. The guys move in a heavy mid-pace with crunchy guitars and good mid-ranged clean vocal performance not far from James Hetfield which takes a slight alternative edge on the balladic passages ("Traveller"). "Time Bomb" is a cool more intense galloping thrasher partly cancelled by the semi-balladic/semi-doomy "Brontosaurus 666". The speedy surprises are not over yet, and here comes another more energetic number: "Quick Silver Light", to bang the head. Finally a full-blooded ballad arrives: "To Fall Asleep", a good achievement in the field with very nice emotional vocal performance. Edgier more riffy thrash of the steam-roller type comes crushing on "Private Demon" and "Where Dark Deep Waters Flow", but "Astrocry" speeds up once again scoring high in the lead department. The final "Dorian" adds an interesting keyboard background and shifts away from the dominant approach into epic/folk waters, a slighlty underwhelming exit from this very good album which will also remind you of early Brainstorm and another German act of more recent times: Psychotron.
Labyrinth Full-length, 1999 My Space JESTER BEAST (ITALY)
This band manage to come up with an original sound on their only album: this is somewhat technical thrash
with chaotic arrangements and a hectic delivery, but everything comes in place at the end. The guys try to keep balance between the more aggressive and the more experimental tracks. Some moments are quite stylish, with a strong Voivod flavour ("Illogical Theocracy"). On the other extreme we have the grind-core outburst "D.U.F.", which later comes up with some really cool guitar line. The music is quite intense most of the time, and would probably satisfy even the most aggressively-inclined thrash fans as well. This is well worth your attention.
Poetical Freakscam Full-Length, 1991 JESTERS OF CHAOS (USA)
Energetic thrash/crossover with some jolly punk-ish overtones, not miles away from D.R.I. or early Rumble Militia on the more melodic parts.
Demo Demo, 1988 JESUS CHRIST (CANADA)
Run-of-the-mill groovy post-thrash which pulls it out when going for pure doom ("Broken") or for the very original and highly unusual choice for a cover (joking, guys, this is the 1000th take on the Motorhead hit "Ace of Spades").
Jesus Christ Full-length, 1994 JESUS CHRYSLER SUPERSKUNK (GERMANY)
This band boast the presence of two ex-Destruction members and one ex-Necronomicon member. So is this a feast for the 80's German thrash metal fans? Well, yes and no. This is actually enjoyable music which mixes stoner/doom, classic heavy metal, and, of course, a huge doze of thrash. The thrash riffing goes more into Slayer, Devastation-territory, that is, it's quite aggressive and combined with the stomping doomy riffs makes up for an intense and interesting listen. The guys are not "strangers" to more technical guitar work as well as to the so common groovy sections in the Pantera-vein.
The Loudest No! Full-length, 2005 Official Site JESUS FREAKS (USA)
Based on the EP, this is Anthrax-influenced thrash metal with some modern elements and some tasteless synthesized vocals used at times. The guys on some tracks manage to come up with an intense, more aggresive than Anthrax sound ("Die With Me"), but pointless groovy numbers, like the 8-min "Hypocrite", pull the impression more on the negative side. Reportedly their full-length belongs entirely to the modern groovy thrash arena.
Socially Unacceptable EP, 1993 My Space JESUSMARTYR (ARGENTINA)
This is a nod to the 90's scene: cool aggro-thrash not too far from Machine Head's "Burn My Eyes", or Pantera's "Vulgar Display of Power"; you will hear sharp, heavy riffs aplenty here, and the tempo is quite energetic. As this style is gradually falling into oblivion, perhaps it would not be too bad to have a few acts like this around to remind us of the good, not too old times, especially if they remind us in such a good way.
Sudamerican Porno Full-length, 1998 My Space JIM JONES AND THE KOOL-ADE KIDS (USA)
A very obscure, but worthy release of moody, doomy thrash similar to early Celtic Frost, Venom and Dream Death. This is slightly monotonous music, but delivers the goods on all counts, especially with some brutal, fast tracks thrown in: "Manufactured Christ" and "Attack Position", which go straight into Possessed and Slaughter territory, and show the other side of this very interesting band. The singer does a very good job, sounding like a blend between Cronos and Tom G. Warrior. The songs are generally short, within the 3-min range, but "Odium Bloom" will catch you completely unprepared with its monstrous, 9-min length of pure, unadulterated doom, which would make even masters of the genre like Saint Vitus cringe with envy.
Trust Me Full-length, 1986 JINX (RUSSIA)
Based on "Metal Invaders", this band offers heavy power/thrash, mixing more recent Annihilator riffs with the more stomping approach of acts like Flotsam & Jetsam and The Germans Armistice. Some faster tracks are also around: "First Born Evil", but the heavy parts are there, too. The intensity is gone on a couple of softer, longer progressive attempts: "Voices From The Past", "Eternal Way Of Victory", which add keyboards, balladic sections, and more, straying quite far from the thrash formula. The singer is not very suitable, with his angry hardcore delivery, very seldom changing the pitch.
Voices From The Past Full-length, 2003 Official Site JOBCRUSHER (HOLLAND)
Modern thrash mixed with hard, and even grindcore; fast brutal stuff performed with short 1-2min tracks and simplistic basic riffs which seldom develop beyond the spontaneous outburst.
From the Cradle...To The Fucking Grave! Full-length, 2007 Official Site JOE THRASHER (CANADA)
There's no Joe in the band's line-up, which consists of 3 guys who pull out cool speed/thrash not far from their compatriots Exciter, which doesn't promise a lot with the opener "Speed Kills", which has nothing to do with speed, but is a clumsy heavy-handed power metaller. Soon, however, the guys start scoring high in both departments: check out the intense thrashing piece "Waking the Dead", or the pure speed metal delight "Metal Forces". "Riot" goes over the top, but in a very good way, being a merciless short thrasher, after which comes a time for a rest, on the slower power/thrash number "Marching". More energetic thrashing on the remaining 3 songs, with the closing "Assassin of Lies" even grinding at the end. The singer may be an acquired taste, with his characteristic barking tember, reminiscent of Steve Souza (Exodus, Tenet).
Speed Kills EP 2008 Official Site JOHN CONNELLY THEORY (USA)
This album appeared at the same year when "Out of Order" came out, and arguably added up to the confusion which "Out of Order" produced, although with regards to the oncoming new trends in metal, this is quite an achievement. Here John Connelly takes a turn towards a more modern sound, and from a poineering point-of-view this work scores high, being one of the first releases to epitomize the post-thrash sound, which later sweeped the 90's. Connelly here is helped by Brent McCarty- the Brutal Truth guitarist, one of Dan Lilker's most faithful associates. The music is mild, jumpy and not very ordinary to that time's standards. The staple high-pitched vocals are here, and are quite good, especially on the balladic moments, which are more than just a few ("Joe's Tune", "In Memory", "Hardwire"). There is one cool attempt at technical post-thrash: "Harlan's Nightmare", but the music is strictly for fans of the modern 90's trends: The Black Album, later period Anthrax, Flotsam & Jetsam, etc.
Back to Basics Full-length, 1991 JOHN NORMAN COLLINS (USA)
This is a mixed bag containing thrash, death metal, hardcore and a bit of traditional hard'n heavy, all this topped by unpleasant death metal vocals. The guitars are very noisy, and surprisingly produce better results on the shorter more aggressive tracks: the hardcore madness "Slim Fast"; the death metal fury "The Arrogant".
JNC - Demo Demo, 1998 JUDA'S WAKE (USA)
Modern thrash with some interesting progressive and alternative elements, sounding like a more aggressive version of Tool.
There Is Only Technology Full-Length, 2004 Official Site JUDGMENT (IRELAND)
Competent old school thrash played with energy and gusto; the sound quality is a bit buzzy, and stands a bit on the way of the guitars. The singer has an expressive semi-clean tember who delivers despite the noisy background. The tempos vary, but the highlight would be the faster numbers ("Perfect Murder", "Killing You") where the guys touch the Bay-Area. The closing "Magic Mushroom" is a less serious all-instrumental crossover cut.
The Perfect Murder Demo, 1990 JUDGMENT HAMMER (USA)
Classic-sounding speed/power/thrash of the more playful 80's American type; the guys play with melodic riffs relying on great leads: "Judgment Hammer" (this one is a fine dynamic speedster), or on energetic galloping rhythms: "No Surrender", to pull it through, but a couple of songs in the 1st half are less interesting and slower. The 2nd half is a bit better, with the early Metallica worship "Kill Or Be Killed" which is classic thrash at its best; the speed/thrash metal fury "Swift Justice" graced by a nice balladic mid-section; and the intense galloping closer "Brazen Serpent". Still, it also contains much less interesting power/thrashers where the slow riffage considerably "kills" the inertia.
Arbiter of Fate Full-length, 2009 My Space JUDGE & JURY (USA)
Another obscure, but worthy 4-song demo of technically-minded thrash, which sounds like a more technical version of the Brits Xentrix. There are touches of Anthrax's 80's period, including some in the vocal department. Like Xentrix on "Kim" the guys slow down, inserting some very good balladic moments, where nice female vocals can also be heard, and these are the moments where the lead guitar is simply brilliant. The rest is good energetic thrash, untouched by the detrimental modern tendencies.
Demo Demo, 1992 JUDGEMENT (USA)
The "Draped In Black" EP: a thrash/death metal mix of the classic kind, intense, at times pretty technical, stuff with apocalyptic death metal vocals, sometimes asssited by less "holy" black-ish shrieks. The approach recalls the French Outcast (their sophomore effort, above all) and the Dutch Led Astray, so expect numerous chops and sudden fast breaks along the way. "Reanimated Corpse" is a prime technical thrash/deathster which will also remind of Hellwitch. The blast-beats may come as too much for the more level-headed fans, but the dynamics achieved here would delight many, including the black metal fans who would hear something familiar on the bombastic closer "Casket".
Judgement EP, 2006 My Space JUDGEMENT (USA, New Jersey)
Based on the first demo, this band play very good thrash akin to the first Forbidden albums; the songs are long (6-7min), and there are some great riffs ala "Twisted into Form", added to the quite energetic delivery. The vocals are high-pitched semi-clean ones, very close to Russ Anderson (Forbidden again).
Demo Demo, 1990 Official Site JUDGEMENT DAY (HOLLAND)
Based on the "Pathology Of Crowding" demo, this band, whose line-up features the drum monster Paul Beltman (Sinister, among other acts) play dark, brooding thrash/death with a sophisticated technical edge, not unlike Pestilence, but those guys' music is faster and more aggressive. Most of the time this is almost pure death metal, staying in the fast papameters quite a lot, but the intriguing guitar hooks and the blitzkrieg leads will keep any extreme metal fan entertained. The only slower moment is the Slaughter cover version of "F.O.D." at the end, which may be to some a pleasant deviation from the dynamics of the preceding material.
Hypocritical Demo, 1990
"Happy Metal Thunder" is another joke, which this time pulls out all the headbanging stops on vigorous pieces, like "Long Live Metallica", which music-wise is hardly a tribute to the Americans, being a happy speed/thrashy merry-go-round, with the vocals trying to imitate James Hetfield at times, and doing a good job; watch out for the great balladic break in the middle, which is a stylish nod to both "Orion" and "Sanitarium". Later on one will encounter an optimistic crossover take on Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall", only faithful to the brits' hit in the middle, the rest much faster with a carefree, punky attitude. Makes ure not to miss the excellent cover on Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades", by far the most indigenous attempt at this hit, done entirely balladic with acoustic guitars and vocals, which may have been provided by Lemmy himself: one can not imagine such a strong impersonation of the British rock legend. "Raining Blood" has no relations to Slayer, but is a hilarious version of Gary Halliwell's (former Spice Girls) "Raining Men"; one can not help but start laughing at the funny lyrics. The only more faithful rendition is the one of The Rolling Stones' "Angie" at the end, at least music-wise, since the singer slubbers in a silly, drunken way, apparently making fun of Mick Jagger. The rest is a varied mix of groovy, industrial pieces and pure heavy metal happinesses (see, there are a lot of "happy" moments here!), but still, the entertainig value of this effort is fairly big.
Happy Metal Thunder Full-Length, 2011
The second demo is a big improvement over the first one, going for a more technical
style enriched with some genuine slower, doomy parts. "Save the Days" combines the unbridled aggression of the debut demo with some nice technical sections. "Crionic Substance" is a speed/thrash mix, with some good leads. "Innocent Victims" thrashes non-stop for about 4-min, followed by another 4-min, but of a different nature: a seamless blend of speed and technicality ("The Lunacy Of Intelligence"). But even this sounds just like a rehearsal for the technical masterpiece "Vendetta Gentilitzia": a shredfest at its finest. "Last Meal!!" is a merciless ball of aggression, closed by some country joke tunes, coming as though from some drunken party.
Crionic Substance Demo, 1989
Feeding The Machine Full-Length, 1999
The debut starts well with the energetic "Karma Striking Back", but later on offers just listless radio-friendly power/post-thrash with less overt hardcore overtones on the very few more dynamic passages. The band have found a way to produce more meaningful music three years later on the sophomore album.
Beautiful Delusion Full-length, 2012
Lifetimebomb EP, 2000
Revenge Full-length, 2011
Hard Words Softly Spoken Full-Length, 2000
Blood On Canvas Full-Length, 2004
The Dream Society Full-Length, 2006
Thrash Ranch Full-Length, 1990
"Fragments of an Exploded Heart" would be quite a disappointment being strictly for the modern metal lovers coming with a more abrasive guitar sound well shown on the opening "The Exploded Heart" which is an energetic more modern-sounding power/thrasher with gruff death metal vocals added to the main ones which are exactly the same as the ones on the previous efforts. Then follows a string of just average modern numbers with a lot of groove, a "trap" which the guys have avoided so well before, a situation saved by the mush faster "Morons At The Speed Of Light" which, despite its "moronic" title, is a fast crusher "flirting" with a couple of classical motives in a good lead/classic "duel" manner. The rest goes back to the boring trite patterns failing to produce another highlight, consequently pulling this album seriously down at a time when classic metal was quite strong seeing the guys moving quite a bit away from thrash, and even power, metal.
Quick Silver Light Full-length, 2000
Shifting: Skywards Full-length, 2003
Fragments of an Exploded Heart Full-length, 2006
Jesus Freaks Full-Length, 1996
Sudamerican Porno Split, 2003
The JesusMartyr Full-length, 2005
The Black Waters Full-length, 2007
The demo offers the same stuff, mid-paced sinister music ala Celtic Frost and Dream Death, again providing something for the doom fans: "Indisposition" and "How I Melt", which are more dynamic than "Odium Bloom" and more melodic and shorter. "Understanding The Cut", which follows immediately, is brutal thrash/proto-death, but this is the only more aggressive surprise.
Contrafusion Demo, 1988
Metal Invaders Full-length, 2008
"Cries of War" is a faithful tribute to the Bay-Area (Exodus, above all) spiced with the more carefree attitude of the crossover arena ("Homicide", "Leatherhead", the closing speed metal hymn "Canadian Metal"). The band spare no energy, playing in up-tempo throughout, with a pinch of melody (the light-hearted power/speedster "Out for Blood"; the longer, progressive-tinged, "We Are the Ones") added. The vocalist preserves his barking delivery, which emits both emotion and aggression at the appropriate time.
The "Speed Kills" EP is 3 songs of soft rock-ish stuff, which is not very "speedy", and will definitely not "kill" you. The title-track is a laid-back heavy rocker, but "Waking The Dead" justifies the title with more intense thrashy riffage, before the EP closes in the ultimate frolic rock'n roll fashion with the energetic cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Metal". The singer is appropriate all over, his inebriate mean-ish tember fitting all musical nuances.
Metal Forces Full-length, 2009
Cries of War Full-length, 2011
"The Bitter End" has a drier sound by introducing the technical elements to an extent which at this stage are overtaken by the direct lashing riffs the guys shredding with power by alternating fast with slower paces onto almost every song. The delivery is strictly modern distantly recalling the more recent Kreator works with a pinch of Darkane-sque dispassionate rhythmic patterns.
The Bitter End Full-length, 2007
Sacrifice the Weak Full-length, 2010
Draped In Black EP, 2011
Infernal Reality Demo, 1992
The "To Conjure Conjoint Confusion" EP contains 3 songs, 2 of which are super-fast death metal, "Clouds Of Mordor" to the point of absurdity: an ultra-fast blasting piece even touching the Australian monsters The Berzerker; "To Conjure Conjoint Confusion" is a much more moderate thrash/death hybrid. The middle is occupied by another cool cover of Slaughter: "Fuck of Death", which is a nice "oasis" amidst the other raging material.
"Cir-Cum-Cis-Ion Of The Mar-Tyr" is quite a diverse affair, mixing black, thrash and death metal and both direct and some very twisted technical passages. The very fast moments are not that many, and at least half of the tracks are doom-tinged in a way not too different from Orphanage or Ophthalamia. The best sections are those where technicality and brutality "marry": "Sexual Intercourse", probably the perfect background for a sexual intercourse (kidding, of course: it will either throw you into a spontaneous immediate orgasm, or will ruin your sex life for good). There is very little thrash to be heard here, and overall the music will also remind you of another Dutch act: Sinister, who later recruited the drummer here: Paul Beltman, who along with another member from Judgement Day are currently having one more death metal project: Scrotum.
Corpse Flakes Demo, 1991
Pathology Of Crowding Demo, 1994
Effigy of The Possessed Split, 1995
Cir-Cum-Cis-Ion Of The Mar-Tyr Full-length, 1995
To Conjure Conjoint Confusion EP, 1997
March of the Apocalypse EP, 2002
40 Minutes To Impact Full-length, 2004