Last year I went to see Municipal Waste play live at the underworld in Camden. To quote myself I said “Maybe a “detox” is in order before the Waste come at us again with something fresh, something new and something that will make us go utterly ape shit for these guys all over again.” What the Virginian thrash powerhouse have done is produce a record that is more focused, more furious, more aggressive and I, for one, have gone utterly ape shit for it!
It seems as though a lot of the main stream metal media have turned their backs on this whole ‘Thrash revival’ thing that’s going on. Municipal Waste have had their critics and their doubters over the past year or so but with the explosive nature of their sound, magnified on ‘Massive Aggressive‘, it appears that all of this ‘hating’ is just pissing in the wind.
‘Masked By Delirium‘ sets the break neck pace for the album and will silence all nay say-ers. ‘Upside Down Church‘ and ‘Wolves Of Chernobyl‘ to name a few are stand out, trash masterpieces which are only added to by Tony Foresta’s visceral, unrelenting vocals. Sit down at your desk, shut you pie hole and prepare to get schooled by the Waste with thrash metal 101.
‘Massive Aggressive‘ is consistently impressive. The amazingly titled ‘Horney For Blood‘ and ‘The Wrath Of The Severed Head‘ really shine through with not only blistering axe work from Ryan Waste but an all round superb rhythm section manned by Land Phil and Dave Witte. The Waste have clearly found their musical groove and are tighter than ever.
Simply put; I love this record. It makes you want to bang your head, pound beer after beer and mosh like you’ve never moshed before. The Waste have dropped a dirty, throbbing, heinous, slab of thrash right in our laps and it’s nothing short of fucking brilliant. Buy this record, listen to this record and watch as it melts your face off. Municipal Waste are back and as always, they’re gonna fuck you up!
Tom Lindsey