Destruction - Spiritual Genocide
Album Review
Track Listing:
- Exordium
- Cyanide
- Spiritual Genocide
- Renegades
- City Of Doom
- No Signs Of Repentance
- To Dust You Will Decay
- Legacy Of The Past
- Carnivore
- Riot Squad
- Under Violent Sledge
- Princess Of The Night (Bonus Track)
- Carnivore (Bonus Track featuring Olly & Harry)
- Mortal Remains (Re-recorded)
- Rippin’ The Flesh Apart (Re-recorded)
- Savage Symphony Of Terror (Re-recorded)
The album begins with an instrumental track, leading the way for the polished style of thrash that one should should expect from the modern-day Destruction. Spiritual Genocide is a commentary on the state of world affairs today, expressed against a background of fast and heavy riffs. Lines like ‘Are you the sheep or the voyeur?’ from the title track speak volumes to the message common to the entire album. The influence of mass media, the lack of critical thought, oppression of the masses and the lack of personal freedom from tyranny are all addressed. ‘City Of Doom’, when considered with the rest of the album, demonstrates that as a society we do not learn from history as the track obviously refers to Nazi Germany.
The rest of the tracks express similar sentiments, encouraging thought about the state of the world today. Whether you choose to listen to the lyrics with consideration, or whether you just want to bang your head to a solid thrash album, the choice is yours.
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While I realize this was released in Europe late last year, it wasn't until early this year that it was released in North America. I've been meaning to write a review of the album for some time now, and finally got around to doing it.
