Holy Terror - Mind Wars Review :: The Heavy Metallurgy Album Club dissects!

In a short 3 year window, Los Angeles based Holy Terror created a demo and 2 full-lengths worth of truly inspiring, ground breaking even, thrash metal that borrowed from both US power metal and speed metal to arrive at a sound all their own. Armed with the SAVAGE twin guitar offensive of Kurt Kilfelt (From Agent Steel) and Mike Alvord, the musical construction raged between expertly layered twin harmonies and dueling solo work, hurled deep into the flames by some of the tightest palm muted triplets and stunning riff work in the game. The rhythm section of bassist Floyd Flanary and drummer Joe Mitchell dipped into a colorful lockstep of Maidenism's that were not only the glue, but somehow just as pleasingly over the top as the rest of the blazing procession. And then there was Keith Dean (R.I.P.)... a vocal force that soared over the top with grit and charm, somehow choking out vocal harmonies over fast and busy guitar work, with equally compacted lyrical phrasing. He was an undeniable talent and yet another important link in a very atypical and unique chain. We feel that Mind Wars is a very special American release that was seemingly overlooked in a sea of Bay Area thrash bands. Join us tonight as we discuss this classic.
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[@froomptastic]

Scald rules! Current lineup also has Felipe from Procession/Capilla Ardiente. No singer will ever be able to replace Agyl but Felipe is a damn good choice I think. Very excited for the new one

[@infernusrex796]

Being the same age group as Marty, our experiences were always similar. I bought this on tape at Camelot music and threw it straight in the deck. When Judas Reward started, it blew me a fucking way! It's still my favorite Thrash song/record of all time.

[@HeavyMetallurgy]

I guess I need to do a HM approved Camelot Records logo shirt design. Haha. Thanks for watching!

[@MrRacoon666]

That scald record is a good (borderline very good) viking metal record for the time and place it came from. However the more you listen to it, the more it sounds like a poor man version of a son made by Viking era Bathory and Doomsword