1. "I Am The State". Thrash! Not a huge fan of the vocals. But I do like the music. Maybe the vocals will grow on me. Kind of a generic thrashy guitar solo at the end.
2. "Give Me Liberty...Or Give Me Death". Ellipsis in the title! Pretty straightforward thrash punk going on. Probably a real fun band to see live, if you like running in circles in a mosh pit. "Death to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights"..."The founding fathers would be rolling in their graves if they saw what you were doing to this place". To be fair, the founding fathers were a bunch of paranoid racists, Havok. I'm cool that the band is questioning/calling out today's government with its rampant abuse of individual rights, but I don't know if the founding fathers actually established a desirable model to replicate.
3. "It is True". This thrash is coming off a little bit cheesy, but I guess that should be expected from Havoc with a K. I'm not sure I really have a problem with it though. It's fun. They do sell basketball jerseys too:
4. "Under The Gun". "Eventually you gotta do what you gotta do". This song is borderline Kid Rock. Not a fan.
5. "Waste of Life". The last song was kind of a waste of a song, so hopefully this one is a little bit better. The vocals seem to become more and more intolerable as this thing goes on. The vocals are fine when he's screaming, but during verses he's doing this weird singing thing. STICK TO THE SCREAMING! The song ends with the life monitor signaling the end of the waste of life. Not a great song.
6. "Living Nightmare". The last two tracks have turned this album into a living nightmare, but this song kind of brings it back, as the vocals stick to the scream. This song is good.
7. "Chasing The Edge". Would have been cool if this band actually existed in the 80s.
8. "Worse Than War". A song about genocide and how history repeats itself. "Dehumanize, is becoming so routine". I agree with that, Havok.
9. "Children Of The Grave". The music on this one sounds like old Metallica. It works. Havok seems at its best when it's stuck in the 80s.
10. "Unnatural Selection". According to Spotify, Havok's demo was called "Thrash Can". That's a good name for a thrash demo.
Grade: 3 out of 5 decapitated goats.
That's probably a generous grade due to there being a couple of really bad songs (Under the Gun, Waste of Life) on this album, but the throwback sound is kind of fun.
Top Tracks:
1. Living Nightmare
2. Children of the Grave
3. It is True
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