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    Heaven's Metal #21/Bloody Cross
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    Bloody Cross

    Thrashing For The King

    (1989)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

    Discogs
    Label independentHeaven's Metal #21October/November 1989
    crossover thrashspeed metalthrash metal

    Here's some more pop/rock disco. Ha! Just kidding! You know what it's like by its title. Edgar Bich screams the vocals in true thrash style with urgency.

    The music rockets along at breakneck speed, propelled by the quick drumming of Markus Hauth.

    Real thrash metal with gnarly vocals. A couple standouts on this 4-song tape are "God's Love & Rage" and "Fire", both of which are on side 2. "God's Love & Rage" sounds a lot like Vengeance's "White Throne", where the music stalls and Edgar growls out, "Christ is still alive!" Then the band kicks back into thrash.

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