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Omega Conspiracy
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Destroy the Hush
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Illuminati is Machine
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Fighting Backwards
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New Godz
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Know your Master
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Infinity
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Awaken the Swarm
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Into the Nowhere
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Bleed Forever
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It's Not What You Think
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Line-Up
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Bruce Hall - Vocals
Juan Garcia - Guitars
Bernie Versailles - Guitars
Karlos Medina - Bass
Chuck Profus - Drums
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These days, it seems that everyone is so eager to
return to the "glory days" of metal, most notably, what is being labeled
thrash metal. Well, not that I even want to dare to compare Agent
Steel to anything retro-thrash, since they've been around since 1984, but
while hearing this album, a whole slew of memories surrounding my late
eighties SPEED metal days came flooding back. Remember knowing that
fine line between speed and thrash? It was there, for bands like
Kreator were certainly thrash, while Xentrix was not. This difference
is best exemplified by Omega Conspiracy, an album so tightly written and
executed that even Bruce Hall's higher shrieks can't deter me from loving
this album to no end! Bernie Versailles (known more recently for
his work in Fates Warning) and Garcia form the mandatory twin guitar attack,
yet manage to stay away from intensive maidenisms, instead issuing forth
a constant buzzsaw of heaviness so killer, I can't even describe it.
The rhythm section is exactly how it should be, powerful and supportive,
yet not overpowering the main six string elements. Lyrically, X-files
material here, the band speaking of behind the scenes things from which
you can draw your own conclusions. To put it simply, there are
few albums that I review which would have made me grateful to buy,
and this is one of them, more amazing to
think that this is an album made by a band who just went through a
10+ year hiatus.
7 1/2 out of 10
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