POTENTIAL THREAT SF
“Potential Threat SF” is a Bay Area thrash metal band originally formed in 1986, but they didn't release their first fulllength until 2009. Their sophomore album is “Civilization Under Threat” released via “Old School Metal Records”. It's based on musical elements that have already been played by other Bay Area thrash metal bands, and delivers some of that classic thrash energy with its midpaced tempo. The songs themselves are quite long and have a quite complicated structure. Opener “Destroy And Dominate” is a tune lead by pounding drums and guitars and it's successfully countered with thrashing punkrock chorus. It's overwhelming because of its simplicity and efficiency. It's exactly what a good opener on any thrash metal album should be. The rest of the songs are hit or miss, with each song that has some solid moments but usually misses with a bad chorus, bad phrasing choices, or just suffers uninteresting songwriting. Vocal lines are strong, but they are performed without dynamicity which made the songs less brilliant. Guitars, bass and drums instead are played proficiently. The production isn't impeccable with guitar solos that are buried in the mix below the overthetop rhythmic section. In conclusion, “Civilization Under Threat” is an album for diehard thrash fans, especially fans of early Bay Area styled thrash. Potential Threat SF Civilization Under Threat Old School Metal Records 18 June 2013
Track Listing: 1. Intro 2. Destroy And Dominate 3. The Threat Of Things To Come 4. Stick To Your Guns 5. In For The Kill 6. Edge Of Insanity 7. Beneath The Surface 8. Behold The End 9. Written In Blood 10. Rise Of The Apocalypse
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