DEW-SCENTED: Incinerate

Released: 2007

There is really only one way to describe a Dew-Scented release: relentless. If Slayer had formed in 2001 and not 1981, it's quite possible they would sound something like this. You have to hand it to these guys. They certainly know how to be consistent. Not only have they been able to name each of their seven albums so far with a single word beginning with the letter "I", they've filled each one with violently aggressive high speed thrash metal from start to finish.Incinerate is no exception. Once again channelling the 80s spirit of Slayer and Kreator (the solo from "Contradictions" even contains a snippet of that from "War Ensemble"), Dew-Scented plunge into 12 tracks (plus an intro) of fast and furious metal mayhem.

There's no breakdowns, quiet parts or any other concessions to current trends in what goes by the name of "metal" these days. Incinerate is just all about heavy, lightning-quick riffs, feverish solos and Leif Jensen's gruffly shouted vocals. While they do slow it down from time to time, it's really for no longer than it takes for a short breather before they've stepped on the gas again and laid down another trail of rubber and blue smoke. If there's one drawback of this approach, it is that a lot of their songs (and albums) don't really sound that different to one another. They all pretty much just bludgeon you around the head with some ass-kicking fury and fuck off again, leaving you lying there bleeding for the next one to come along and repeat the process until you're just about senseless.

Trying to find a stand-out track with this level of consistency is no easy task; Incinerate is another near-faultless creation from what is easily Germany's best modern thrash band.

1. Exordium (Intro)
2. Vanish Away
3. Final Warning
4. That's Why I Despise You
5. The Fraud
6. Into the Arms of Decay
7. Perdition For All
8. Now or Never
9. Aftermath
10. Everything Undone
11. Contradictions
12. Retain the Scars
13. Exitus (Outro)

Rating: 95%