Insane

The Profile

Insane are an Italian thrash metal band from the Marche region, noted for the 2004 album Wait And Pray released by a German label and for a raw, old-school sound with Slayer-inspired ferocity.

Italian thrash metal band from the Marche; album Wait And Pray released in 2004; performed more abroad than in Italy; associated with a German label; sound described as raw and scratchy, with Slayer-like intensity and some hardcore-punk elements.

An Italian thrash metal assault from the Marche, Insane’s Wait And Pray (2004) delivers eight raw, fast tracks in about thirty minutes. The review notes Slayer-like ferocity with hardcore-punk flashes, a notorious cover, and a career more active abroad than at home. A cult pick for 80s thrash diehards, less so for modern-leaning metalheads.