Attacker has been around since the
early 80's. Some might know them for “(Call On) The Attacker”,
which was their contribution to the fifth volume of the essential
Metal Massacre compilations, along with bands like Voivod, Overkill,
Fates Warning, Metal Church, Omen and, of course, Hellhammer.
Mandatory in the collection of each heavy metal-fan.
Anyway, this is
Attacker's fifth album, and as usual, when it comes to this band,
it's filled with bone-crushing riffs (The Hammer!), galloping speed
and killer tunes. The quality is very high throughout the whole
album, and the new vocalist Bobby Lucas delivers a stunning
performance (it isn't for nothing he's called Leather Lungs). “The
Glen Of The Ghost” could very well be their best song ever, nothing
but an epic and brilliant closer of this ridiculously strong album.
In a time when most of the old bands who are still active are nothing
but a shadow of their glorious past, Attacker are the exact opposite,
and even actually overshadow their past. An achievement very
unusually occurring these days. 8/10. /H
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