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CAUSTIC STRIKE (Swe) - Straight Down The Drain - MC

Review from Nihilistic Holocaust:
The Swedish thrashers LEPROZY changed their name for CAUSTIC STRIKE and recorded this second demo with a cover evoking the mighty NUCLEAR ASSHOLE! (Ahr!). So you already know what to sexpect: Thrash metal. Neat Thrash metal with a strong bay area influence, plus reminiscences of old MEGADETH, old EXODUS, early METALLICA (When this name still meant something) among the living influences of others thrashers. My copy of the demo includes a cool DEATH ANGEL cover (not noticed on the track listing). The cool sounding vocals of Olof (Isn't it a Viking name?) and a bit of the music reminds me of something like old... FORBIDDEN? Ahr! Ok, this is neat thrash with nothing wrong sounding, but I think the LEPROZY demo had more little surprises hidden everywhere, while CAUSTIC STRIKE is more 'usual' and also simpler the "In your face" way... even if some cool riffs are there and the whole was produced in a better way, with more tightness...I guess this newer approach will be more efficient live, but I hope they won't totally forget the "Complex thrash speed" touch they had with LEPROZY. Anyway, a cool demo for big fans of thrash whose minds are trapped far behind 2006... TRAPPED UNDER ICE!

Review from Thrash Attack (Ger) #4:
Later in the review section you can also find their debut demo, but this is the follow up. Don't wonder why you can't find a 2nd review under Caustic Strike, cos that's only their new name, the original one is Leprosy. Concerning the lyrics, the continue the socio-critical ones of the first demo. Musically seen it's not completely the same, it has become a bit more technical and more complex. Besides they've added a second guitar player which has naturally influence on the overall sound. After a short intro there follows "The Assassin" (divided into two parts), "Last Laugh" and "In Agony". Alltogether 20 minutes. Just as in his other bands, Olof Wikstrand enriches the sound with his great high pitched voice.



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