Midnight-Complete And Total Hell

Hells Headbangers
2012

After reviewing Midnight's "Satanic Royalty" back in January (and having been blown over by it) I was quite anxious to jump right into "Complete And Total Hell". The promo material sates that this is "Exactly what it says on the tin, the exhaustive, 21-track "Complete and Total Hell" collects all of MIDNIGHT's entire pre-"Satanic Royalty" back catalog, much of it long out-of-print and highly sought-after. Hear where Black Heavy Metal first became law, when MIDNIGHT began their subjugation of all subjects at the very start of their Satanically royal reign: the cult is alive and well with MIDNIGHT!". Needless to say that is pretty freaking sweet and yes, epic as all get out. Raw and primitive, Midnight play black thrash that sounds somewhat like Tank getting raped by Venom in a dark alley while hellfire rains down from the heavens. This one is not for the lightweights or, quite obviously, the weak of heart. This is grueling, pissed off, violent black thrash with enough fuzzed out punk rage to make you feel like a long hot shower is in order afterwards. Yeah, it's that good.