REANIMATOR - Thrashin’ The Neighborhood

REANIMATOR
Thrashin’ The Neighborhood
Galy Records
5/10




Primarily, “Thrashin’ The Neighborhood” is a strictly pedestrian thrash metal affair courtesy of Canadian act Reanimator. At its best, the band manages to thrash out garden variety, b-grade material. At its worst, the group comes off as being a completely substandard bore. “Venom Of The Beast” delivers fairly unrefined playing that’s all the more painful when the track’s mediocre guitar solo ensues.

Reanimator could use a bit more time bashing it out in the trenches and discovering themselves as musicians. When thrash was still in its formative stages, it was more acceptable for bands to bring elementary ideas and student-grade musicianship to the table. We’re some twenty-five years into the existence of the style, however.

It should rightly be expected that bands have a certain degree of proficiency, both in terms of songwriting and performance, before releasing records for mass consumption.

Simple to see how these guys could get a gig opening for Anvil, but beyond such aspirations, it’s unlikely you’ll be seeing Reanimator stopping by to thrash your own neighborhood anytime in the foreseeable future.


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