A few years ago, especially here in Southern California, there was a thrash metal resurgence. Kids not even a thought in their father's balls back in 1987 were walking around with Reebok white high tops, tight jeans and denim vests with the latest cult patches they got from ebay. One of the funniest things I have seen at the shows these kids go to is during the guitar solos, all of these kids run up front to the stage and start air guitaring, only to then run back in the pit when the "mosh" part hits. Well Savage Messiah from the UK would fit on a bill that these "re-hashers" as I call them, would be up front doing their little solo finger deals and headbanging away. This is not bad at all. Opener title track "Insurrection Rising" is a bay area Exodus/Testament worship style song. Quite fast paced with a catchy chorus. There are some new school elements that I don't like, but over all a good song. The singer sounds like Ron Rhinehart/Dark Angel to me. It is typical thrash metal. This reminds me of when thrash started to die down a little in the late 80s when death metal started to take over. Some of the albums coming out at the time did not compete with the classics, but were "good". "Corruption X" is next. More mid paced. Also some new school style in there, with the start stop riff. The guitar solo part os cool with an old school riff in the background. "In Absence of Liberty" is next up. Slow melodic intro part then gets heavy. Another catchy chorus and Iron Maiden melody. A little slow and boring. "The Serpent Tongue of Divinity" comes next. Marching melodic intro guitar harmonies into a faster/mid paced kind of beat. OK now the album starts to drag. At this point the songs start to sound the same even though they are trying to be different, if that makes sense haha. Talented musicians and they are big on the chorus stuff! If you like less aggressive, more melodic bay area thrash, then this is for you. Released by Candlelight Records.
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Review By:Mike Abominator 5/10
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