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| D.A.M. are a thrash metal band from the UK, formed in 1988. Their debut album 'Human Wreckage', was released in 1990 with second album 'Inside Out' released in 1991. In 2012, both 'Human Wreckage' and 'Inside Out' were re-released. | ||||||
| With the rapid evolution of thrash metal during the late eighties, the early nineties saw a huge rise in new thrash metal bands. While only a few made it big, some made a big impact before either disbanding or disappearing into obscurity as Grunge came forth - D.A.M. sadly were one of these bands. Their debut album 'Human Wreckage' was an impressive and very promising collection of thrash metal, the bands second album 'Inside Out' building on the success of the first. And even though 'Inside Out' was released twenty one years ago, I'm going to review it as if it had been released today! Setting the album on its way at a blistering speed, 'Man Of Violence' is straight into its stride, banging the heads of metalheads everywhere - D.A.M. continuing, and improving the standard set by the bands debut album of just last year! And thundering into view, 'House Of Cards' is an atmospheric barnstormer with a higher pitched vocal performance than heard previously, the sound of early Anthrax can still be heard. 'Appointment With Fear' is less about thrash and more about traditional heavy metal, D.A.M. retaining the exact same guitar sound. And even though I've just mentioned the influence of Anthrax with regards to the bands sound, I reckon the band are now forging their own path a little bit more with 'Inside Out', striding into new and uncharted areas of the thrash metal genre. | ||||||
| Clocking in at over seven minutes in length, 'Winter's Tear' is by far and away the longest song on offer, peddling a darker and moodier atmosphere than heard so far. The mellow build up is eerie, the soulful vocals kicking in to increase tension levels to maximum, 'Winter's Tear' stomping into life with total menace! The band are broadening their songwriting prowess too, taking a more dynamic direction, creating much more variation than was on offer on the bands debut. And bringing another style of music to the fore, 'The Innocent One' is a punk tinged, raucous romp of hard hitting thrash. Yes readers, D.A.M. are melding various genres together to reinforce their sonic arsenal - an arsenal that returns to out and out thrash metal with the blistering 'My Twisted Mind', along with a more screaming vocal performance. | ||||||
| And as the album enters its final furlong, there's not much separating the bands two albums with regards to all out thrash, with D.A.M. showing more maturity in the songwriting department this time around - 'Inside Out' moving in a slightly lighter direction for the hard hitting 'No Escape'. And even though I just said "lighter direction", 'No Escape' still has a raw edge, but also a more melodic input than any other song the band has released. And with sound experimentation very much on the bands mind, 'Beneath Closed Eyes' is loaded to the hilt with dynamic mood swings, blistering guitars and frenetic melodies! And there's six minutes of it to enjoy too - the album closing with the one and a half minute long mellow swagger 'Inside Outro' - a short instrumental acting as a warm down after the thrash metal attack of the last forty minutes or so. | ||||||
| Overall, a progression from their debut, this album is full of matured thrash metal and experimentation. | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
| Reviewed for Vlad Promotion | ||||||
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