I forgot I had this album until it was grabbed from my collection and mixed in with other CD's so I would have no clue what was coming up next when driving back and forth to work.
When is was this CD's turn to play, I had no clue who it was but really dug the opening guitar intro. Then the second song kicked in and I put it all together and figured I was listening to Canada's contribution to thrash, Annihilator and their 1989 debut "Alice In Hell".
Since Halloween is on us, I figured it was as good a time as any to feature this album since the title and album artwork kind of fit in with that evil holiday spirit. Then I found out Rjhog posted a list of his 10 favorite songs with about women, so double whammy!
But that's not all...this is truly a fantastic speed/progressive metal album. Leader/guitarist Jeff Watson is and absolutely underrated guitarist. Just listen to some of the guitar interludes and the time changes and see of you're not amazed. Very intricate playing, but very heavy as well.
The vocalist, Randy Rampage, may not be your cup of tea but it doesn't take away from the music. at all.
Shame that Annihilator is not included when talking about the speed/thrash metal genre but maybe this will garner them some new fans. They're still around and releasing music (it's basically Jeff Watson and, well, whoever he wants to jam with) so sit back and take a listen to it HERE!
Alice In Hell
1. Crystal Ann
2. Alison Hell*
3. W.T.Y.D.*
4. Wicked Mystic*
5. Burns Like A Buzzsaw Blade*
6. Word Salad
7. Schizos (Are Never Alone) Parts I & II*
8. Ligeia
9. Human Insecticide*
Availability: A couple options starting at around 5 bucks. I recommend the "Alice In Hell"/"Neverland" double disc set available for around 10 bucks since they sound pretty good and also come with bonus tracks.
MSoTW: Scott, please let everyone know what the song was last week since nobody bothered to guess (sigh). This week is gonna be tough.
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