2014 re-issue on War Hymnsrecords

Necronomicon were one of the manyunderground thrash bands that didn´t gain much recognition orrespect. Hailing from Germany, they never broke through andachieved the level of acclaim or renown as the `Big Three´ ofGerman Thrash, those being Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. Insteadthey stayed in the underground, released four albums andsubsequently split up eleven years after they were formed just toresurface again in 2000. The German thrash scene will always beremembered for the teutonic trio of Sodom, Kreator and Destrucion.Three bands that all have their own distinct sound, style andmusical traits. Necronomicon isn´t one of the three, their timingoff by a few years. This is a good thing. The trio only needs oneDestruction. Oddly enough, the back cover photo of the quartetscreams punk rock with three of the four members donning thefamiliar short, spiked hairdo of that overrated genre, but c´mon,with a name like Necronomicon and titles like `Possessed By Evil´,`Bloody Revenge´ and `Hades Invasion´? Screw it. This is not apiss-poor collision of Ramones meets Sex Pistols or something evenworse. Just listen to the opening track `Dark Land´ and just whenyou think its an instrumental intro the vocals kick in after abouta minute with a harsh Schmier-like snarl complete with requisiteclean lofty notes he hits now and then. While frantic and heavy,the track meanders aimlessly until the last ten seconds, but herecomes the mighty title cut. Unless critically revamped, this is akiller. Slow and dramatic is the start until all music shuts downso lungmeister Volker Fredrich can bellow the title in a `BestialInvasion´ like design, yet with a madder, roaring andun-Schmier-like pitches. Necronomicon do aurally resemble theircountrymen of Destruction alot, but of course never reached thatlofty height of thrashdom. German thrash enthusiasts shoulddefinitely like this one.

`…he´s possessed by evil and his mastersitting on a throne of blood…´

Track listing:
1. Dark Land
2. Possessed By Evil
3. Bloody Revenge
4. Insanity
5. Blind Destruction
6. Hades Invasion
7. Magic Forest
8. Iron Charm

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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