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The guitar sound is pure thrash, while the riffing is all Overkill, Testament, etc.–pretty simple, but fast, sharp and tight. Here and there, some hard punk energy comes through. The energy and no-nonsense feel does have its charm. The vocals are not growled or screamed, but are shout-sing. As you might expect, the choruses are often gang-shouted. The rough and ready thrash approach is pretty fast, though it has plenty of midpaced sections, but those are the two basic operating speeds. This is not great thrash, but its purpose is to get a pit going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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