Storm Alert

Torture | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Escapi
• ASIN: B000E0OBJC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,748 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I LIKE IT! But I'm in the band..., April 19, 2006

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Tom Hicks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storm Alert (Audio CD)

If you like early thrash like Dark Angel, Sacrifice, Destruction, Show No Mercy-Slayer, then check us out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy Freaking Metal, Batman!, May 25, 2006

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Metal Dude '73 (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Alert (Audio CD)

I first heard about Storm Alert in BW&BK a few weeks ago; it received a very positve review so I picked it up and all I can say is: This is an outstanding album. Anyone who grew up on 80's metal (like me), specifically the mid to late 80's Bay Area Thrash scene (Metallica, Exodus, Testament, etc.) should love this. Not a single weak song; every one is killer. Thrashy, catchy, complex but never in a boring way, and there is even a Christmas anthem! You can definitely hear their influences (Slayer, Priest, Metallica), but the cool thing is that they don't sound like any other band; they sound like Torture. If that makes sense. Most of the songs don't follow the verse, chorus, verse, chorus, brigde, verse, chorus model, and each song is unique in it's own right. While they keep every song up-tempo, this is not an album with 11 songs that sound exactly the same. Not to worry, thrash fans - while being unique, each song is filled with enough heavy yet memorable riffs to keep any headbanger happy. Hell, it's only about the 4th album that has prompted me to get off my lazy ass and write a review on Amazon, so that right there should tell ya something. Now, I don't want to go off on a rant here, but...this was originally released in 1989? How is Storm Alert not an all time classic up there with Master of Puppets or Reign in Blood? How did I not know about this band? Were they buried by their record company in the wake of grunge? Did someone get abducted by aliens? Was there jail time involved? With so many half-ass and no-ass bands having multiple album catalogues, how is it that I'm only hearing these songs 17 years after they were originally released??? I want answers dammit! OK, end of rant. In all seriousness, this is an absolute classic thrash album that anyone who is a fan of the genre should definitely own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is how REAL METAL should sound!, May 19, 2006

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Daemon Darkmage (The Unholy City of Dis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Alert (Audio CD)

This album is absolutely amazing. It's like a breath of fresh air amongst the tired, no-talent [...] I keep hearing anymore. If you see this thank you, Tom, and the rest of Torture, for keeping metal fans like me interested. I don't care what anybody says, this is the best metal album I've EVER HEARD! It is an album that MUST NOT BE OVERLOOKED. Just take my word for it and listen and then buy the album. I would've like to rate the Storm Alert 10 stars! But 5 stars will have to do.

I hope this band truly gets the respect they deserve.