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Whiplash - Power And Pain (1985)

Posted By: apocalipsys2014

Date: 15 Apr 2016 09:36:49

The palm-muting on Whiplash’s “Power and Pain” is the most forced, tastelessly fast style of riffing I’ve ever heard. It’s like putting a microphone up to a speeding train raging over the tracks. Your CD isn’t spinning half as fast as these notes are smashing into your brain. One might assume that an album revolving entirely around rampaging speed metal songs would get tiresome, but the Judas Priest style guitar solos and Tony Portaro’s unusually raspy, screaming vocals keep things entertaining the whole ride through. In fact, things only get boring on the rare occasions when they slow down. An example would be the minute-long opening to “The Red Bomb” which consists entirely of mid-paced thrash riffs. Fortunately, these only appear a couple of times and about 97% of this album is over-the-top speed, and therefore 97% perfection, and hence the 97% score. Yes, I timed the slow parts and used a calculator to figure this out. As far as the musicianship is concerned, Tony is highly impressive with his incredibly fast riffs and leads, both of which are highly memorable. He has a distinct style where almost every riff consists of hitting a single note furiously, then transitioning to a quick, catchy lick. Tony, on the other hand, does a great job pounding away at the drums quickly enough to keep up with pace. Finally, Tony’s bass is relatively high in the mix and packs a nice punch to the dry production. Although all three are good musicians, it’s definitely Tony whose performance is the most enjoyable. It’s hard to choose highlights, but "Power Thrashing Death" is probably my favorite. There’s really no particular reason, as all the songs take the same approach, but the riffs and melodies (did I mention that the frontman actually tries to sing with his nails-down-a-chalkboard rasps?) grab me the most. This kind of stuff should appeal to you if you’re into aggressive speed metal like Exciter or Tank, but keep in mind that this is much more unique and full of its own quirks (oh yeah, and it’s a tad faster too).

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Musicians:

Vocals, guitar : Tony Portaro
Bass : Tony Bono
Drums : Tony Scaglione

All songs written and composed by Tony Portaro.
Recorded at Systems II, Brooklyn, NY.

Track List:

01. Stage Dive [3:09]
02. Red Bomb [5:18]
03. Last Man Alive [3:32]
04. Message In Blood [4:04]
05. War Monger [3:17]
06. Power Thrashing Death [4:14]
07. Stirring The Cauldron [4:18]
08. Spit On Your Grave [2:49]
09. Nailed To The Cross [4:05]

EAC extraction logfile

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 22. March 2016, 19:12

Whiplash / Power And Pain

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