Lich King
Toxic Zombie Onslaught

LA RECENSIONE

The desire to do something great in music by making do with the few means at your disposal is something that often strikes music enthusiasts. And that's what happened to me listening to a small band called "Lich King", with particular attention focused on their second album: "Toxic Zombie Onslaught".

A small and tough masterpiece, containing tracks that would make genre enthusiasts blow up like firecrackers, considering we're talking about Thrash Metal, which during listening, concentrate such power that it could break walls with a single headbutt. An album that does not grant a moment's respite, except for the first track, which turns out to be a brief introduction. The calm before the storm...

Many will surely say that the production sucks, but that's better! The raw production gives the album something epic, transforming all the instruments into true weapons of mass destruction, except for the voice, which seems to be the only thing that went wrong. However, the singer demonstrates having a great voice, close to the vocal timbre of the legendary Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against the Machine). But the raw production can play some nasty tricks in some parts of the album. Just listen to the solos in "Office Politics" and "Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast" (THE LONGEST TITLE EVER!).

In the songs, the influence of bands like Overkill, Exodus, and Anthrax is evident, and the tracks "Predator" and "Cold Steel Machine" contain obvious influences from the aforementioned bands. However, the songs that showcase not only the musical structure of some bands but also the strong presence in the album of an 80s-style kick-ass Thrash like "Thrash Resurgence" and "Lich King II", not to mention the extreme instrumental "I Destroy". Ass-kickers. Towards the end, I want to set aside the track that introduced me to this great band, i.e., "Black Metal Sucks", which caught my attention through its title, since so-called Black Metal is a genre I despise (even though a few bands are worth saving...), and of course, the lyrics contain content against Black Metal.

And listening to the last song mentioned, I fell in love with a band that made me think, because despite having invisible success, Lich King released 3 albums that no one considered and created a masterpiece like this Toxic Zombie Onslaught, moving forward by following an element that influences many capable bands: passion.

We'll hear from these Lich King in the future, I have no doubt! (Especially for the title of the second song on the album...)