MDD\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Russian band MANIC DEPRESSION has been around since 1999, and supported the likes of DESTRUCTION on tour. Their moshing music is described as thrash to the bone, dwelling on subjects like politics and war. Well, how heavy can these Russians get?<\/p>\n
Aw, well, opener \u201cNightmareality\u201d is thrash in the true sense of the world, with force and a fine refrain. An worthy opener of character, in short. \u201cAfterlife\u201d spoils me with Old School US thrash in the vein of VIO-LENCE, but the third track, \u201cEvil in Disguise\u201d seems strangely anemic in comparison. But that is the only unpleasant surprise on the album. They are really convincing in songs like the glorious rifferama of \u201cGlobal Collapse\u201d and the mixed thrash of \u201cPhobia\u201d. What MANIC DEPRESSION dares to do, and the booklet doesn\u00b4t mention, is to blend in heavy metal and older grooves from the days of old. Old School in this case is not cemented in thrash only. I really enjoy the grooves and the (few) atmospheric bits. But there are sufficient amounts of KREATOR-like brutality to keep the most ardent and righteous thrashed happy. The voice of Max Layko would not work in many genres, but here it is as sweet as candy. The only remaining question is why they named themselves after a JIMI HENDRIX song. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nNightmareality
\nAfterlife
\nEvil in Disguise
\nLost in Time
\nGlobal Collapse
\nAtlantis Fate
\nLegacy of the Past
\nBuried Alive
\nPhobia
\nMutual Hate<\/p>\n
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