Right on. “Cycle of Contempt” is their cutthroat comeback album and by cutthroat I mean that the album is straight ahead and fast as hell with that kind of drumming that many fans would call it machine gun drumming. Check it out with “All Fist Fighting” whose pounding will amaze my dear fan. Musicwise, this album is much more 1980’s Thrash Metal than Speed Metal Hell. I say that because vocals are harsh and sore intertwined with that sharp and striking guitars. Guitars here are fast, furious, and precise as Thrash Metal commands. The riffings are concise and pretty vicious showing that the years Razor were inactive were in vain in terms of creativity. Some wisely say that a band has five years to write their first record and two weeks to write the second. I guess that’s pretty accurate and sometimes some time off mean a lot. A big hail to the politic lyrics the band stands in some tracks. Maybe due to the Hardcore roots Thrash Metal bands are always more linked to politics than other Metal bands. By the way, very interesting idea with the crowd chanting “Razor, Razor, Razor” in album opener “Flames of Hatred” repeating it in the grand finale track the ne with the best lyrics “King Shit” – no, no, not kidding.
Some bands did deserve a better change back in the days. However, life is not fair as we all know. It’s so great when pioneer bands as Razor managed to make a comeback. A big hail to Razor and all bands that got to make their comeback this year against all the odds.
Razor “Cycle of Contempt” was released on september 23rd via Relapse Records.
Track Listing:
- Flames of Hatred
- Jabroni
- Off My Meds
- A Bitter Pill
- Crossed
- First Rate Hate
- Cycle of Contempt
- Setup
- Punch Your Face In
- All Fist Fighting
- Darkness Falls
- King Shit
Watch “Flames Of Hatred” official lyric video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!