As
I’ve mentioned previously on this site, we seem to be in the middle of
a late eighties/early nineties thrash revival in the underground.
Delirious is part of that revival of the German/Austrian thrash vein. The
German quintet holds all the good cards on their hands if we really see
a major breakthrough of the sound of the golden age of thrash again.
They have the technical skills, a voice that is more than decent and
varied and a very decent selection of songs. With
“Made for the Violent Age” Delirious manages to combine the sounds
of the olden days with modern sounds of e.g. In Flames or Hatesphere.
There is no doubt, however, that the Germano thrash of Kreator,
Destruction and Rage (there are obvious Rage inspired bits in the tune
“Call Me God”) sets the agenda. All
that said, the cards most be played well by Delirious if they want to go
all the way. Not all songs on the album hit the bull’s-eye. E.g.
“Blood Begins to Freeze” sounds like a filler rather than a serious
effort, as does the semi-acoustic “My Friends”. As a little curiosity, Delirious have included a decent cover of Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida”. Nice one. |
