Reason

Anacrusis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B00000E766
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Progressive Thrash, March 23, 2007

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reason (Audio CD)

Progression and technical proficiency have long been an important part of extreme music, but you usually tend to find those elements in death metal bands like Cynic, Atheist, Believer, and of course Death. I view the terms "progressive" and "thrash" as being mutually exclusive, at least I did until I heard Anacrusis. Anacrusis was, without a doubt, a thrash metal band. They were also, without a doubt, an extremely technical and progressive band.

Released in 1989, the band's second album Reason was years ahead of its time. Anacrusis took the straightforward thrash sound and fused it with plenty of musical and vocal experimentalism, creating a complex and engaging variation of thrash metal that set them apart from the rest of the pack. Reason also established a clear pattern by the band, in that it was a musical step forward from their debut (Suffering Hour), just as follow-up albums Manic Impressions and Screams & Whispers would be improve upon what was accomplished with this Reason. Anacrusis never got stagnant or repetitive. They matured and progressed with each album.

Despite the fact that Anacrusis's style should have had a wide appeal among metal fans, the band never really gained the kind of popularity needed to survive the 1990's wave of alternative rock and grunge that swept metal from the public's collective radar. 1993's Screams and Whispers was the band's final album.

I highly recommend Anacrusis to all kinds of metal fans, though those of you into thrash and/or progressive metal should enjoy this the most. If you're into old school bands like Testament, (old) Metallica, Watchtower, Cynic, Atheist, Believer, Sanctuary, Fates Warning, and Death, or even newer bands like Mercenary and Nevermore, you should definitely check out Anacrusis.