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Enjoy the Violence

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Massacra Enjoy the Violence , blends Classical structure with death metal. all of Massacra's albums are great Master pieces of Metal , each one delivers a brilliant sound unmatched even today , Enjoy the Violence is a great one to start on ,

Along with such bands as Incubus and Mortuary, France's Massacra were one of my favorite bands of the early '90s who were equal parts death and thrash metal.

"Enjoy the Violence" was recorded in January of 1991, so while I can hear contemporary influences of that time of the likes of Entombed in the mix here, the sound of the old guard of speed/thrash metal from the late '80s (think the fastest work of bands like Kreator) is present as well. Not surprising, as Massacra had already been around for a number of years by this point. There are your typical death growls here and there, but overall the band present a very tasteful form of death/thrash that is very brutal but retains the class that is a trademark of European extreme metal. While one or two songs get to near blastbeat speed, the band always does it in a very tight and controlled fashion, making for a good listen.

Massacra were fairly obscure in their day and that's why I had lost track of their music for quite some time, until I recently discovered I had some tracks on tape from this album in the crevices of my collection that I had not unearthed in ages. Once I played them, I was very pleased by what I heard and decided I had to have the whole album once again. Fortunately, I didn't have to pay too high of a price, as the album was reissued in 2005.

While there is not a terrible amount of variation between songs, there really doesn't need to be if tasteful and controlled death/thrash metal is your thing. Recommended to fans of quality extreme metal.