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Accuer – Teutonic Thrash Titans (*NEW 3-CD Box Set, 2023, Brutal Planet) 4 Classic Thrash Albums on 3 CDs! Crunchy 80’s ThrashMetal Limited to just 500 copies Classic 80’s Thrash Metal ala Metallica/Megadeth 3-CD Set of 4 Albums! Remastered to perfection by Rob Colwell of Bombworks Sound IncludesThe Conviction(1987) Experimental Errors(1988) Double Talk(1991) Repent(1992) Includes O-ring over and 8-panel digipak Includes 6 bonus tracks Includes one Ltd Accuser Collector Card 36 total tracks! 16 page booklet with many rare band/collectibles pics BPCD1588 ACCUSER – TEUTONIC THRASH TITANS 637405141825 ABOUT THE ALBUMContemporaries withSodom,Destruction, andKreator, German thrash heroesAccuserbecame a household name in their own country in the late 80’s/early 90’s with USA fans paying outrageous sums to get the band’s thrash metal classics imported into their trembling hands.Teutonic Thrash Titansis a 3-CD Set that includes the complete albums ofThe Conviction(1987) Experimental Errors(1988) Double Talk(1991) Repent(1992). These four albums, along with the critically acclaimed masterpieceWho Dominates Who? are the early Accuser albums that fully embraced crunchy, 80’s thrash metal with melodic vocals in the vein of classic Metallica, Megadeth, Dark Angel, andAnthrax. The album is packaged in an 8-panel digipak, with a Ltd Collector Card of Accuser and all albums have been completely remastered by Bombworks Sound (Rob Colwell) – and YES – they sound better than EVER! Expect pure thrash metal ear candy in every way. The digipak comes wrapped in a deluxe O-card for added value, protection, and elegance. Fans are treated to a 16-page booklet, six bonus tracks and 36 total tracks on the 3 discs. If you like 80’s thrash, we can’t recommend these classic albums strongly enough! Limited to just 500 copies. Track Listing Disc 1The Conviction(1987)Evil Liar 5:56Sadistic Terror 3:19Down By Law 7:18Law Of War 4:10Accuser 10:20The Conviction 6:06Screaming For Guilt 4:01Experimental Errors EP (1988)The Persuasion 1:29Black Suicide 6:14Terroristic Violence 6:00Technical Excess 8:00F-H-W-C 3:42‘Ratouli’ 0:25 Disc 2Double Talk (1991) 3 bonus tracksDouble Talk 2:53The Freeze 5:29Money 6:59Flag Waver 8:13Why Me 5:02Instinct Articulation 0:32Revolution 8:05Alcowhore 7:24CD Bonus TracksBlack Suicide 4:54Master of Disaster 6:45Symbol of Hate 4:55 Disc 3Repent (1992) 3 bonus tracksRotting From Within 4:12Repent 4:58Get Saved 4:31Sacrifice Machine 6:28The Living Dead 4:18The Drones 4:17Judgement Gone Blind 5:40Nosferatu 4:03Metal Machine Music 5:30CD Bonus TracksGet Saved 4:32Judgement Gone Blind 4:25Sacrifice Machine 6:42 Disc 1The Conviction albumEvil Liar/Sadistic Terror/Down By Law/Law Of War/Accuser/The Conviction/Screaming For GuiltExperimental Errors EPThe Persuasion/Black Suicide/Terroristic Violence/Technical Excess/F-H-W-C/‘Ratouli’ Disc 2Double Talk (1991) 3 bonus tracksDouble Talk/The Freeze/Money/Flag Waver/Why Me/Instinct Articulation/Revolution/Alcowhore/Bonus TracksBlack Suicide/Master of Disaster/Symbol of Hate Disc 3Repent (1992) 3 bonus tracksRotting From Within/Repent/Get Saved/Sacrifice Machine/The Living Dead/The Drones/Judgement Gone Blind/Nosferatu/Metal Machine Music/CD Bonus TracksGet Saved/Judgement Gone Blind/Sacrifice Machine CRITICS REVIEWAccuser Teutonic Thrash Titans (1987-1992) [Brutal Planet Records, Limited Edition] My, oh my! What we have here are the early albums from the German thrashers before they ventured into groove thrash. It is four Accuser releases remastered for a three-CD set. This collection captures a whole lot of grandiose metal done the way it was meant to be heard. The Conviction/Experimental ErrorsCD: The debut albumThe Convictioncame out in 1987, still lauded the golden era of thrash. Not far into the first track,Evil Liar, several factors surface: 1) All the instruments can be clearly heard, 2) the drummer is no slouch, 3) the guitar soloing is blistering, and 4) the lyrical content is no nonsense social commentary. Sadistic Terrorplays as brutal as it sounds, decrying an industry that kills animals for beauty products and the like.Down By Lawhas crazy-fast riffing, slowing to mid-tempo, then back to speed metal levels after the guitar solos. Law of Warveers back to lightning-speed guitar, strong in its opposition to the corporate war machine: Fight to be free Fight for ideology, Killings insane – Just for a damaged brain, You got no right – Just have to fight Law of war The next song, titled after the name of the band, is about as good as it gets for a debut release. This is a ten-and-a-half-minute shredder played with varying bridges and interludes. Talk about setting a high bar! Then without losing any momentum,The Convictiontears into more fast shredding, addressing religious fundamentalism that wiped out whole cultures (aka colonization): Wasted land, histories end, walking corpses on infected ground The terrible captivity remains of paradise Where glory covered blooded grounds, was built on lies Dust to dust, souls to hell, no survival, god’s revenge Lucifer kept watching you for eternal pain No mercy for the innocent – or is deafness an excuse? TheExperimental ErrorsEP, also on the first CD, begins with a melancholic classical piece, violin heard. Then kicks in the cold, menacing guitars ofBlack Suicide,an intro to their newly added guitarist,Rene Schutz. The guitar tonality on this EP is very fine indeed. Much of this is due to the influence of San Bay area metal, as in Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, and Death Angel.Technical ExcessandF.H.W.C.are both mid to fast tempo pounders, a close resemblance to Sodom. These tracks do not disappoint. Double TalkCD: Right after Accuser toured the amazingWho Dominates Who?release,they followed up with this album, parading eight solid tracks and three live bonus cuts. Bassist Eberhard Weyel is on vocals, doing an admirable job at the hard-hitting screams. Swapping guitarist Rene Schutz for newcomer Milan Peshel, the band journeyed on, taking more calculated chances with the instrumentation. The title cut, straight ahead thrash with a catchy chorus, is the only full track to clock in at under three minutes. To be honest, the album could have benefited from more short, punchy cuts of this nature. The Freeze, another stand-out, kicks in with the velocity and grit reminiscent of Death Angel.Flag Waveris political satire on US nationalism, taking a big chance with a brief funky interlude that conjures up Primus. Does the song work? I will let you decide. Next up,Why Meis some great thrash in the same vein as Sodom or Believer. Some spectacular vocals and screams. The guitar soloing at the end is stellar.Indistinct Articulation, a short neo-classical instrumental piece, wets our appetite for the next full length trackRevolution.I do wish there was more of the variety and playfulness on Accusers albums as we findwith Indistinct Articulation.Having said that, Revolutionis an eight-minute barn burner, the kind you might find on a follow up to MetallicasAnd Justice For All. I would have been satisfied had the album finished off at this point. But for God-knows-what reason, the band decided to finish off with a track calledAlcowhore.Every band deserves at least one regrettable song. This is Accusers, and it sure as shit should have stayed on the chopping block. BUT all is not loss. This album made a recovery with three stellar live tracks tacked at the end, all stand-out songs from previous albums. Accuser performs very well live, and this album goes out with a bang in a classy way. What makesDouble Talkan album worth hearing is the clean and crisp production. Most all of the songs are exemplary thrash with some experimental components that keep it from becoming the next Exodus or Slayer album. This is an enjoyable listen. Repent CD: I will tell you, with no snake oil pretense, this is my pick of the early Accuser albums.Who Dominates Who?Is their best, period. But amongst their early years, this one is the band as a raw, explosive force that does what it does without giving a single solitary fuck about what the critics think. As far as I can comprehend, it worked! Starting withRotting From Within, this is not your Pacific NW grunge-friendly variety No maam, this is sweaty balls to the wall, take no prisoner, bass heavy in the mix, full throttle thrash metal. The title track and Get Saved both carry forward this chug-a-chug form, with guitarist Frank Thoms back on vocals. One thing that comes to mind is the Sepultura era that gave rise to these deep guttural vocals. Accuser wore them well, even while speed metal was the predominant force. In Get Saved you get a bit on the message they are on about: Open wide the gates of heaven, We await your reservation Don’t forget your donation We’ll save, The chosen Few, You don’t think that this applies to you We can save, Your soul From hell But only if you’re heterosexual These are indicting lines from a band that has long-held a scrutiny on religious piousness and abuse. Interesting that the mixing guy on this album is the one and only Paul Krueger, the same guy that mixed, produced, and engineered on the Christian metal albums of Armageddon, Believer, Haven, Rage of Angels and Sacrament. Not sure how he ended up working with this Teutonic band, but I like the mix. The Drones,a song addressing the cold at-your-door missionary approach, Jehovah Witnesses referencing perhaps, is another cut with all the heavy componentry. Next,Judgment Gone Blindis another wrecking ball song, is cold and mechanical. This is one-part Sepultura and the other part Machine Head. The albumRepentmoves into industrial territory with a cover of Die Krupps (also from Germany)Metal Machine Music. Whether it fits the circumference of this album, I simply accept this was Accuser playing their hand at a time when metal was sharing mattress space with industrial, an infusion of fun and transformation. Pretty sure they accomplished that. This CD also includes three instrumental versions of some cuts off this album. It is above and beyond what we could ask for, and that is just fine. –Doug Peterson, music enthusiast and critic nan
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