This is the second album from Chilean thrash/death band Ripper and one I really like. The debut album ‘Raising the Corpse’ was o.k., but the production not that good. On this second album they sound a lot heavier and play exactly my kind of music, a 50/50 mix of thrash and death. I would describe their songs as a mix of Merciless, (early) Kreator, Sadus, Possessed, Morbid Angel and Death.
The songs are a bit technical, but never overdone. The bass lines of Pablo Cortés have an important role in the songs, you can compare it with the leading role Steve DiGiorgio his bass has in the music of Sadus. Venus Torment his voice has the bite of Mille Petrozza and the aggression of Jeff Becerra. The songs are fast, but stay, due to the tempo changes and the impressive bass/drum combination, interesting all the time.
It is no use to make this review longer than necessary. I can advice all metalheads liking a mix of old school thrash/death with a technical bite to buy this! This album will find its way to my cd-player a lot!
Tracklist:
01. Magnetic Solar Storms
02. Anthropophagic Life
03. Experiment Of Existence
04. Anatomy Of the Galaxies
05. Stellar Evolution
06. The Alpha Orionis
07. Rotten Dreams
08. Chromatic Fantasy
09. Neuronal Unity
10. Spherical Energy
11. Humanity Was Wrong
Playing time: 47:22
Release date: 4 March 2016
Label: Unspeakable Axe Records
Website: www.facebook.com/ripperchileoficial
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