Sekel
The Final Conflict
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
Here is something special: Puerto Rico's first Christian thrash metal band. The first thing to do before listening to this is: to not expect some backwards metal from a third world-type source. These guys are tight, innovative, and aggressive. The production is lame at points, but it doesn't take away from the lightning-fast playing recorded here. If you're willing to sacrifice a little bit of fidelity, Sekel has several tunes of hardcore thrash for ya. Songs like "A.S.B. (Anti-Satanic Brigade)" and "The Final Conflict" cover the end-time and present day destruction of Satan and his forces. What else can I say here? This is some serious thrash/speed metal. To order, send $6 c/o Rob Wynter, C-6-F-21 Hnas. Davila, Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00619.