ATHEIST

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: USA
Style: technical progressive thrash death metal

essentially akin to the impressive debut, the sophomore legendary record [1991] of classic technical death/thrash metal crew involves even more twisted edges, jazz elements and highly articulated melodic sense, as the compositions became even more multilayered and vibrant, with vocals kept in harsh and dramatic manner, flexibly following complex structures and emphasizing expression through aggression, while Tony Choy, who replaced tragically deceased Roger Patterson, brought a new virtuosic direction and powerful rhythmic pulse through his enigmatic bass work, what makes even top bands like Death brace up; this way the music of timeless brilliance is born - a crucial yardstick by which daring, ambitious and progressive metal records are measured; recent German edition comes with a remastered sound and nine bonuses from pre-production and other demo takes of this album from 1990, still featuring Patterson