grief of WAR-a mounting crisis...as their fury got released

2008
Prosthetic

The old style thrash wave comeback has apparently hit Japan as well as grief of WAR play a style completely relying on late 1980’s-early 1990’s thrash. To be more specific they are obviously very influenced by the old Bay area sound that was so big for several years. I would say that they sound most like the tight punching styles of early Testament, Forbidden and Death Angel. One obvious advantage for this band is the high production values which is something so many thrash bands two decades ago didn’t have. This high production allows one to hear that this band plays a rather brutally punishing style that they are comfortable with. The band also obviously have no difficulty changing the pace even at high speeds and that’s not a skill that every band can master. I loved the aggression that grief of WAR so easily bring and I like how they can channel it into different approaches. My gripe is that I have heard just about all of this before, in fact I heard it before 1990. That’s the problem with doing this style, it has all been done and you really have to bring or add something new or different for it to be anything except a re-hash. It’s a solid retread, but certainly nothing new.

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