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In my opinion, this is not only an album that represents the quintessence of 80s thrash metal, but also one of the best heavy metal albums, and an album that deserves to enter the history of rock in general.
There are 9 tracks, and I think all albums in the world shouldn't have more, otherwise "filler" becomes mandatory, and filler is something horrible. Nothing is wasted here. It's all perfect, incredible but true. The recording is perfect, the execution is amazing, the tracks are ultra-energetic, fast yet still somewhat catchy, always in perfect balance despite the hardness of pure thrash.
As for the songwriting, I confess that I don't really know English, and as far as I'm concerned it could even be brainless stuff (I actually suspect it is), but that's not a problem at all because the album rocks anyway, and old thrash never really had intellectual pretensions. Basically, you can only be disappointed if the genre just isn't for you.
Released in 1990, it holds its own even when compared to the best past albums of Metallica. Dave Mustaine (who was also part of Metallica) was born to make this music, a true talent who, in my opinion, also has a distinctive voice that adds even more personality to everything.
Get it, it's essential.
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