Screaming Ferret
2005
1. Third World Genocide
2. Price of Freedom
3. Human Wreckage
4. Living Hell
5. Whine and Cheese
6. Defiled Innocence
7. Exoskeletal
8. Discharged Reason
9. Fractured Minds
10. The Hockey Song (Interlude)
11. Eroded Liberty
12. Long Haired A$hole
13. Glenn's Song
With the return of Lilker to the mix, I was really hopeful going into this release. Something Wicked, while not a bad album, was a serious step down in the thrashing intensity most had come to know and love from Nuclear Assault. Now that the thrash fanatic Lilker has returned one would think that influence would come into play.
Well it is and it isn't. There certainly are a few wild thrashers on here and a number of fairly energetic tunes to be found, but the album comes off as a mixed bag. Also present are some truely SLOW songs which not even Something Wicked approached. Discharged, the title track, and Glen's Song are very plodding and a totally unexpected addition to a Nuclear Assault album. Can't say I'm very fond of those songs at all. In addition to that there are two off beat tracks in the form of Whine And Cheese Long Haired A$hole. The former being a punk inspired tune which is pretty simplistic and unnecessary and the later being a country sounding song which I can't imagine anyone would actually want to listen to more than once. So right there you have 5 songs that are slow or unneeded, but the rest of the album is really pretty good. It took me awhile to come to the conclusion of whether I even liked this album or not because of the largely varying song quality. In the end I have to say that the other 7 songs make this a pretty decent listen, but not all I'd hoped for.
Highlights: Fractured Minds, Eroded Liberty, Human Wreckage
Rating - 3.0/5
2. Price of Freedom
3. Human Wreckage
4. Living Hell
5. Whine and Cheese
6. Defiled Innocence
7. Exoskeletal
8. Discharged Reason
9. Fractured Minds
10. The Hockey Song (Interlude)
11. Eroded Liberty
12. Long Haired A$hole
13. Glenn's Song
With the return of Lilker to the mix, I was really hopeful going into this release. Something Wicked, while not a bad album, was a serious step down in the thrashing intensity most had come to know and love from Nuclear Assault. Now that the thrash fanatic Lilker has returned one would think that influence would come into play.
Well it is and it isn't. There certainly are a few wild thrashers on here and a number of fairly energetic tunes to be found, but the album comes off as a mixed bag. Also present are some truely SLOW songs which not even Something Wicked approached. Discharged, the title track, and Glen's Song are very plodding and a totally unexpected addition to a Nuclear Assault album. Can't say I'm very fond of those songs at all. In addition to that there are two off beat tracks in the form of Whine And Cheese Long Haired A$hole. The former being a punk inspired tune which is pretty simplistic and unnecessary and the later being a country sounding song which I can't imagine anyone would actually want to listen to more than once. So right there you have 5 songs that are slow or unneeded, but the rest of the album is really pretty good. It took me awhile to come to the conclusion of whether I even liked this album or not because of the largely varying song quality. In the end I have to say that the other 7 songs make this a pretty decent listen, but not all I'd hoped for.
Highlights: Fractured Minds, Eroded Liberty, Human Wreckage
Rating - 3.0/5
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