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Idolatry

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This album right here is a friggin riff machine. And I'm not bluffing, there's riffs there, there, and over there. These riffs are mean, nasty and they'll peel you're face right off. Also, another merit is that the production is incredibly thick. Produced from the one and only Scott Burns, this album sports an icredibly crunchy and violent sound. Which distance it apart from most albums out there.

You have to get this if you are into extreme metal.

Somewhat similar to Dark Angel's Time Does Not Heal but faster, with more fluid playing and noticeably heavier. Bit of a Kreator sound in there too. Relentless would be a good word to describe this album. The singer uses a caustic yell that fits the music well. There's not much filler here either, it's all solid thrash.

Truly tortured vocals that are clearly understood highlight this masterful piece of thrash. The drumming is a relentless assault that pushes mind, body, and muscles to the limits of endurance. I don't see the comparisons to bands like Forbidden, Vio-lence, and Dark Angel though, at least not vocally. Where the aforementioned bands have a vox man that, to my tastes, get kinda high and, well....tiresome. Still love Eternal Nightmare, though. Devastation's vocalist has a raw, caustic sound that's purely harsh and compliments the music perfectly. Very impressive guitar work, constantly changing and very intricate. Dedicated musicians who's rightful praise has yet to come. Riffing along the lines of Demolition Hammer, Massacre, and Incubus. Just crazy. Blistering bass rounds out this classic. It's just a pummeling, in-your-face experience listening to this. Guaranteed to make your neighbors comtemplate moving. Constantly Impressive Every Listen.

OMFG!!! This album blows away any other album back in the day!!! The riffs are out of this world, riffs there, riffs, riffs, riffs, ....very close to "Time does not heal" by Dark Angel. Theres also a good musicianship with good drums and excellent vocals and the solos, ufff man, incredible!!! Recommended if you like: Dark Angel, Slayer and Faith or Fear.

It reminds me a lot of Vio-lence, Forbidden and other thrash bands in the scene in that time. The guitars are under Dave Burk and Henry Elizondo and let me tell you something, this guys are phenomenal. Great thrash band, a classic!!!

The year was 1991. That was the year that Metallica made the radio friendly "Black" album which eventually led to their downward spiral, and the year Nirvana came along and almost destroyed metal with the now (thankfully) dead fad known as grunge, but I digress.

In the midst of all this however, the Texas band Devastation released their third, and definitely best effort known as Idolatry. I was 18 at the time and did not know of the band, but I was always interested in giving unknown bands a chance.

I picked up this one on original tape at the local record store back then, and it was a purchase I never regretted to this day. The album opens with a very eerie sound and then goes into a full on brutal assault with the opening track "Deliver The Suffering". The album is just fantastic from beginning to end, blending enough thrash riffs and fantastic solos to make your grandmother cry. Singer Rodney Dunsmore complements the music with powerful and aggressive vocals and great lyrics.

My two favourite tracks off of the album are the first song and last track - Never Believe, but trust me when I tell you, there are no fillers on this album.

I actually have two pressings of this on CD as well; one with the original cover and the remaster with the new artwork.

In summary: this is one of the best albums from 1991 you'll ever hear and one of the best you'll ever buy, period.

Took me a while to find this one but it was a fairly worthwhile purchase. While I am not currently "blown away" by this release as I have only listened to it once through (I just got it an hour ago), I think it will be one of those "sleeper" classics. The riffs are great and the singing is well done. A few more listens and I will most likely be unable to understand why I didn't get this one years ago. This version is the 1999 Century Media Reissue with remastered sound and bonus tracks.

Very Cool Album. But my question is does anyone know what Guitar Player Dave Burk did after Devastation broke up? Anyone know where he is now and if he is playing with anyone? Any info please contact me at propar340@yahoo.com

Hailing from Texas, Devastation was one of the many bands that clogged thrash metal during said style's boom during the late eighties and early nineties. Although not very original or unique, they were a fine band on their own: Idolatry, their final and best release features a very technical and intense thrashing style, not that different from Dark Angel. While it's a real shame that the sheer number of underground bands playing this style and the lack of marketing push by Combat records would relegate Devastation to third tier status among its peers, 80s thrash metal fans are strongly recommended to track down this long forgotten band.

Good solid thrash album. Great guitar work, but my only complaint

is the "Christian" Lyrics. If your going to be a Thrash metal band, you

have got to leave out all that Jesus stuff. I mean that what makes

metal fun !!! Lyrics about Burning churches, Sacrificing goats,

worshipping satan, Eternal damnation are all the fun things I like about

this kind of agrresive music. All in the name of fun, the lyrics

unfortunately in this album is like going to bible study, also I notice the thanks list....'Thanks to Mom and Dad, and GOD !

I'm sorry but songs about jesus are just plain boring !