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Inner Trauma Reviews

Metalzine (Argentina) - El humo blanco invade el cielo metálico. Condensamos en esta ilustre frase el sentimiento que provoca dar oídos a esta nueva gema del thrash metal brasileño; evitando así el uso indiscriminado de cualquier adjetivo calificativo. Cuarto trabajo de esta banda paulisra (Br) que nos dispensa de princípio a fin un aula magnânima de riffs cortantes y precisos que se aglomeran en una base aceleradísima y llena de enérgicos matices. Conjugándose en una lírica certificada de sentimientos primarios asediados por una desértica realidad. Imposible destacar un sólo tema. No apto para corazones sensibles. Fasthrash Alive.

Metal Invader (Greece/Grécia) - Attention all thrashers! This review is totally for you! This goddamned CD is fucking devastating. My entusiasm is huge, because this band came from nowhere for me, it is definitely a surprise. I didn't know it and how much I blame myself for that. This Brazilian quartet begun its career many years ago and "Inner Trauma" is their fourth release so far. Their call their music "fasthrash" and believe me they are completely right. 14 tracks (I have the Marquee edition with one bonus song, I don't really know how many tracks the Mausoleum edition contains) all full of energy, aggression, speed and respect for their influences, witch are of course SEPULTURA and SLAYER. Imagine the ripping Slayer riffs with the attitude and the felling of "Beneath The Remains" and "Arise" and you have the answer. The production is exactly what real thrash metal album needs, and contributes a lot in the final outcome. An album right through the late 80's - early 90's thrash metal scene. Okay, ANDRALLS with "Inner Trauma" don't offer us something groundbreaking but as a fanatic thrash fan I really don't give a shit! I am cause it's played with enthusiasm passion and the most important thing, guts! ANDRALLS is a must have for all the thrash maniacs and this album is the evidence. Stay Fasthrash!

Metaleater (Canada/Canadá) - SEPULTURA, KRISIUN, ADAGIO, SARCOFAGO, ANGRA...Add ANDRALLS to the list of quality metal bands calling Brazil home! Formed in 1998, ANDRALLS (Alex Coelho - Guitar and Vocals, Denis Di Lallo - Guitar, Eddie C. – Bass, and Alexandre Brito – Drums) recently released their third full-length release. The band refers to their brand of metal as "Fasthrash", so you immediately get an idea of what to expect. ANDRALLS have a strong following in their native Brazil and have supported the likes of EXODUS, JUDAS PRIEST, and MALEVOLENT CREATION there. Inner Trauma" clocks in at 46 minutes of relentless metallic attack, opening with a brief intro followed by a barrage of 13 songs about war and world turmoil. With aggressive riffs, relentless drumming, and frenzied fretwork, I cannot think of any other band currently mastering the 80's thrash sound like ANDRALLS. Sure, other thrash bands have recently made admirable attempts to return to their roots, but this band has yet to stray. Powerful drumming and a big double-bass sound are highlighted in "Down The Jokers" and "Non-Shooting War". Swift fretwork is showcased on "Fear Is My Ally", "Unconscious Choice" with its solo-intro, and "Awake And Dead" with its guitar-only parts and stop-start drumming. The SEPULTURA influence is undeniable, mostly due to the two Alex's guttural bark, which mimics early Max Cavalera. The guitar tone could very well have been copied to imitate that of the "Chaos A.D." recording sessions. However, today ANDRALLS are more than a few rungs above SEPULTURA on the thrash ladder. There are also some SLAYER influences, most noticeably in the frenzied guitar solos that are often suggestive of the King/Hanneman team. In addition, there are a few occasions when BIOHAZARD-style chants can be heard ("Subhuman Worms" and "Developed Underground"). This is the in-your-face, riff-based thrash I grew up on, and love to this day. The production is outstanding and nicely balances all instruments with the lead and backing vocals. The bass drums hit hard and tight, and the guitars follow with a smack of their own. A suggestion: Play on 10! ANDRALLS are an incredible band deserving of greater recognition, and with proper promotion and exposure, ANDRALLS' stock in the Brazilian (and world) metal market will continue to climb. There's a new leader in Brazilian thrash! Seek out this band and album before you feel embarrassed to say you've never heard of them.

Whiplash (Brazil/Brasil) - Assim como vêm apresentando de forma crescente desde o "Massacre, Corruption, Destruction...", de 2001, o que estes caras fazem é uma mescla de Thrash Old School remetendo diretamente ao SLAYER e SEPULTURA fase "Beneath The Remains" com um tempero próprio atual, no que foi batizado pela própria banda de "Fasthrash". Todas as faixas são excelentes, mas quatro petardos em especial merecem destaque: "Fear is my Ally", "Down the Jokers", "Unconscious Choice" e "Subhuman Worms", verdadeiras pancadarias fasthrasheadas deste trabalho de pouco mais de 45 minutos de duração, desaconselhado para quem têm ouvidos sensíveis ou pescoços frágeis...

Rockmatrix (UK/Reino Unido) - Brazillian four piece 'Andralls' are a ferocious aural assault in the same vein as early Sepultura, Slayer and Brujeria. Frantic guitar, punishing druming, frayed vocal-chord screaming vocals, everything a future great of the thrash genre should have; forced into a murderous sounding, South American barrage of guitar fuelled hatred. Inner Trauma is the 2004 release from Mausoleum records that will forge them a place in the Thrash hall of fame. I don't know which words to use to describe these guys for you all, Brutal doesn't do them justice and Fearsome seems tame by comparison. This is the kind of band you go and see making sure you are wearing full tactical body armour just to insure you come out of the venue with all appendages still attatched, I hope they visit our dreary shores some time soon, i've just ordered my suit of body armour and am itching to see if it works.

Music Extreme (Argentina)- Andralls is with no doubt one of the most powerful bands from South America. Their music is thrash metal with some death metal elements but with strong eighties influences and a really modern sound. Here we have a recording where each guitar riff is created to destroy the listener. Fast rhythms are all over the place here without reaching blast beats but always keeping an emphasis in the heaviness of the rhythms with strong use of double bass. But the main thing here are the loud guitars which have a crushing sound making each song an experience in heaviness. The vocals are of the extreme type needed in this style of crushing thrash metal. I have to remark the good sound that this recording has that makes the overall result more direct and crushing. A devastating thunder coming directly from Brazil.

Hellride Music - Son of a goddamn bitch!!!!! This is how fucking thrash is done! The dystopian, cartoonish cover art; lyrics lashing out at the cut-throat capitalists, pilfering politicians and warped warmongers wiping their asses with one hundred dollar bills and sending the world straight down Lucifer’s loo; and song after song that makes you want to dive head first through a window, punch holes in pavement, uproot trees, and overturn cars. Fuck!!!! Inner Trauma is Sao Paulo’s Andralls (your guess is as good as mine) third full-length album, and the band has managed to recreate a spirited style of thrash that should make heads furiously bang from Fortaleza to Fort Wayne. But Andralls is a virtual unknown above the Rio Grande since there is no distribution deal for the States and information on the band is scarce, a strange situation, because Andralls should be blasting out from the rooftops of every building where metalheads congregate. Anyway, Andralls call their music “fasthrash,” and they tell no lies. The RPMs remain in the red for almost the entire playing time of Inner Trauma—the band only slows down to churn out some abrupt, abrasive, stop-and-go stuttering or to grind out a lumbering, roiling, gravid thunderhead that serves as a short warning for the pelting, punishing and fast-moving riffstorm that follows.Of course, it is de rigueur (the album title that instantly brings “Inner Self” to mind does not help matters) to immediately trot out the Sepultura references when the words “thrash” and “Brazil” come within one mile of each another, and there are certainly some similarities between Andralls and the most successful metal band to emerge from the land of favelas and futebol. Vocalist/Guitarist Alex Coelho spits out the lyrics in a gruff and brusque manner that sounds eerily like a young Max Cavalera at times and represents the firmest common ground both bands share. There are also a handful of moments where echoes of “Dead Embryonic Cells” or “Stronger than Hate” drift through the thickets of riffs, compelling reviewers to tag Andralls as the modern-day equivalent of Sepultura. This musical and national pigeonholing, however, is misleading and deceptive on numerous levels. Coelho vocals, for example, could as easily be described as a mixture of the gutturally articulate approaches of Overdose’s Baza and Gordo from Ratos de Porao, but such observations are hair-splitting exercises and not where the significant differences are found.The thrash Andralls composes has much more in common with the state of California than the state of Sao Paulo and its linage is a complex kaleidoscopic collage. Andralls make no secret of their reverent and referential stances toward American thrash of the 1980s, and they have raised raiding the archives into an art form that places them in a class of their own. Coelho and Di Lallo, the second arm of the band’s guitar tandem, peel off solos that are firmly rooted in the Hunlot/Holt and Hanneman/King school of string scorching—doing an admirable job of mimicking the masters. And, in lieu of a thorough discussion of the manifold influences Andralls draw on to fashion their multifaceted thrash attack. Other thrash gastronomists may discern different flavors and choose to modify the instructions to suit their particular tastes, but the end result will be the same—a heady thrashing stew aged to golden perfection that will energize and enthuse anyone who consumes it. Inner Trauma, however, is more than a romping retro ride down memory lane, a derivative novelty worth a few fun-filled spins, or a past-plundering platter that induces a round of nostalgic nodding. Andralls has not merely aped the sounds of the bands they worship, but directly tapped into the ineffable spirit that made eighties thrash a monumental genre difficult to reinvigorate. Many current thrash bands (retro, reformed, or modern) have delivered excellent albums over the past few years, yet there is always the nagging sense that there is a spark missing that keeps these bands from rekindling the intensity of the old-school thrash bonfire. Certainly, some have come near enough to create modern-era masterpieces, but the qualifier “close” is inevitably applied when discussing the high standards set by the classics. But Andralls has squeaked over the high bar the albums of yesteryear have erected by resurrecting the more intangible aspects of thrash that have been dormant for quite some time. The riffs on Inner Trauma are vehemently violent and vibrant, falling from the instruments like leaves from a diseased, dying tree. In almost each and every song, there are multiple ripping riffs that whipsaw the listener back and forth between awe and admiration as Andralls raises and brings down a thrashing sledgehammer again and again. This sustained assault and the successive counts of aural battery contained in each tune would be enough to make the album a keeper, but the expert placement of the songs and the evolutionary vim and vigor of the riffs make it an unexpected gem.Overall, the tracks on Inner Trauma are perfectly arranged, producing the peaks, valleys, lulls, and outbreaks that make the listener feel as if he has sat through a barnburner of a thrash album that has a logical entrance and exit. The songs themselves are built on numerous progressive riffs that ratchet up the ambiance of restlessness to a fever pitch and then deliver the unforeseen yet expected thrash breakdowns—which hit like an 18 wheeler full of ball bearings that has crossed into an oncoming lane full of rush hour traffic. In the end, however, the defining characteristics of Inner Trauma stem from two interrelated facts: Andralls possesses impeccable timing and a visceral, instinctual understanding of thrash atmospherics—aggressive attributes that lead to an album where the driving double bass drumming; harsh grunts and growls; brief moments of bass soloing; and tearing-ass guitar tangents symbiotically feed off of one another to create a comprehensive cranium-cracking experience.They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Incredible, phenomenal, and absolutely essential if the terms “heavy” and “metal” are indispensable entries in your musical lexicon, because this album is hands down the best thrash released since the early nineties. The bottom line: Andralls fucking rules and Inner Trauma is just pure and simple fucking devastation!

Metalglory (Germany/Alemanha) - Mit zitternden Händen öffnete ich den CD-Tray und entnahm ehrfurchtsvoll den neuen Silberling der einzigen legitimen Nachfolger-Band der (alten) SEPULTURA zu ???Beneath The Remains“- und ???Arise“-Zeiten. Eingedenk des 2003er-Hammers ???Force Against Mind“, welcher weiland knallte wie Sau, harrte ich mit frischgewienerten Nackenmuskeln und erigierten Ohrwatscheln des Gebotenen und ich sollte nicht enttäuscht werden. ANDRALLS klauen immer noch Riffs und Arrangements wie die Raben, ach was – wie die Kondore – aber sie tun dies auf eine unwiderstehliche und mitreißende Art und Weise, so daß man ihnen überhaupt nicht böse sein kann.
Besonders dreist ist der Mundraub schon beim dritten Stück, ???Down The Jokers’ zu erkennen, wo die Herren vom Zuckerhut mal eben ganz offensichtlich und unüberhörbar ein sehr bekanntes METALLICA-Riff UND eine SLAYER-Basslinie vereinnahmt haben. Das macht aber alles, wie schon gesagt, ü-ber-haupt nix aus, denn ANDRALLS knallen zu jeder Sekunde einfach nur wie eine Warzensau auf Brunftausflug und prügeln sich auf 13 + 1 Tracks durch den feuchtwarmen Dschungel Amazoniens. Ein Hammerriff (nicht alle sind geklaut !) jagt das andere, herrlich bratzen die Schalmeien, äh die Gitarren und die Rhythm Section prügelt, daß es eine Pracht ist. Dazu röchelt Alex Coelho – zum Steine erweichen das !
Irgendwann bangt man einfach nur verzückt mit und das eine gute Dreiviertelstunde lang ! Ausfallstücke sind keine zu beklagen; besonders gefallen haben mir noch: ???Developed Underground’ (schöner SLAYER-Hornissen-Bass), ???Inconscious Choice’ (tolles Riff), ???Subhuman Worms’ (flotter klassischer Hauruck-Kracher) und das brachial-melodische ???Panic Syndrome’. Diese superbe CD schließt mit dem eingängigen ???Andralls On Fire’ in der 2004er Version, welches nur auf der europäischen Pressung enthalten ist. Wer braucht da noch SEPPL ULTRA ? – ANDRALLS regieren die Szenerie... und wie ! Obwohl nicht ganz so durchschlagend wie der Vorgänger, könnte meinen Lieblings-Copa-Cabanern mit diesem Juwel bei entsprechender Vermarktung der Durchbruch gelingen. Thrash till Thrash can !!! 8 ½ Punkte.

Roadie Crew (Brazil/Brasil) - Desde sua estréia com o álbum Massacre, Corruption, Destruction... (2001). o Andralls vem evoluindo e obtendo ótima aceitação com seu Thrash Metal 'old school' de identidade própria, o chamado Fasthrash! Em seu quarto CD (terceiro de estúdio), Inner Trauma, o peso e a agressividade como sempre estão em primeiro plano, amparados pelos riffs com palhetadas abafadas e certeiras dos guitarristas Alex Coelho (também vocal) e Di Lallo. A cozinha - com Eddie C. (baixo) e Alexandre Brito (bateria) é poderosa e criativa, tanto nos momentos cadenciados, como nas partes rápidas! A intro 'Unexpected', na escola Slayer, é um aperitivo para a porradaria total com Fear is my Ally. Os vocais ainda conseguem ser mais agressivos e combinam perfeitamente com as bases instigantes e totalmente anos 80. Demais destaques: Down the Jokers, The Age of Rage, Awake and Dead, Non-Shooting War, Mercy Mass e Panic Syndrome. Se você curte Thrash Metal, apóie a cena brasileira, uma das melhores do mundo nesse estilo devido ao trabalho de bandas como o Andralls. Inner Trauma é mais um 'Fasthrash Explícito'.

Rock Brigade (Brazil/Brasil) - O thrash metal nacional continua despejando diariamente novas doses de boas bandas no mercado. Esse álbum do Andralls é para ser ouvido bem alto, afinal, a qualidade e a violência da música do grupo são para serem curtidas nos mínimos detalhes. Dá até para dizer que parece um versão brasileira do saudoso Death com algum tempero de Slayer, mas o Andralls cultivos muito suia própria identidade e qualquer comparação com grupos consagrados acaba soando injusta. O disco inteiro é muiot bom, mas algumas faixas se destacam por causa de detalhes: Unconscious Choice, por exemplo, tem um riff sensacional, que dita a agressividade da música até na hora do solo de guitarra. Já Subhuman Worms e Fear is my Ally têm um jeitão de Slayer que é uma beleza. Mas é em Down the Jokers que essa inspiração em 'Slayer soa mais latente e muito empolgante. De qubra, a versão nacional vem com uma faixa bônus intitulada Terror FEtus.

Blooddawn (Germany/Alemanha) - Die Brasilianer von ANDRALLS gibt es bereits seit 1998 und mit ???Inner Trauma“ habe ich hier das dritte Album der Band im Player. Es hätte jedoch auch bereits das Drölfzehnte sein können, so routiniert, treffsicher, schlüssig und dennoch taufrisch gehen die Jungs zu Werke. Hinter ???Inner Trauma“ steckt mehr, als man nach einem ersten oberflächlichen Blick erwartet. Von Anfang an ist klar, dass man es hier mit schönem, straightem Thrash aller erster Kajüte zu tun hat, aber je mehr Durchläufe man dem Silberling gewährt, desto mehr kommt auch zum Vorschein. Man bedient sich vieler Genretrademarks, ohne abgedroschen zu klingen, schippert mal in der Bay Area fröhlich vor sich hin und leugnet dann wieder mit kleineren Querverweisen zu frühen SEPULTURA nicht die eigene Herkunft. Allerdings wäre es an dieser Stelle zwar möglich sich im Namedropping zu ergehen, jedoch fällt es auf der anderen Seite auch wieder schwer die richtigen Einflüsse aufzuzählen. Denn dafür ist das Thrashgebräu der Brasilianer einfach zu individuell und vor allem viel zu vielschichtig. Hier wurde wirklich mit altbekannten Zutaten etwas Eigenes kreiert und auf CD gepresst. Durchgehend gute bis geile Riffs geben sich stets im Mid- bis Up Tempo die Klinke in die Hand und vermengen sich zu insgesamt 13 bzw. in der europäischen Version 14 coolen, abgehtauglichen Songs. Auch spielerisch kann man keine Vorwürfe machen und dank der sehr gelungenen Soundinszenierung ist alles am rechten Fleck und gut differenzierbar.

My Revelations (Germany/Alemanha) - Andralls kommen aus Brasilien und wurden aufgrund ihrer erfolgreichen Landsleute bereits als die Sepultura des neuen Millenniums bezeichnet. Das sich für sie einmal der gleiche Erfolg einstellen wird, wage ich zwar zu bezweifeln, mache diese Aussage aber keinesfalls an der Musik fest. Nach ihrer Gründung 1998 haben sie ihr Debut-Album "Massacre, Corruption, Destruction" noch selbst veröffentlicht. Unterstützt mit einer Tour durch ihr Land ließ dies jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit wachsen und bescherte ihnen eine Einladung für die nächste Brasilien-Tour als Support von Judas Priest. Dies wiederum resultierte in einem Deal mit Marquee Records, die dann 2003 das Nachfolge-Album "Force Against Mind" heraus brachten. Auch dieses erschien in Europa bereits über Mausoleum, die mit "Inner Trauma" nun auch das dritte Album vorlegen. Die europäische Version beinhaltet neben den dreizehn offiziellen Songs auch noch einen Bonus-Track. Zwischenzeitlich ist die Band noch zwei mal durch Brasilien getourt. Einmal mit Malevolent Creation, das andere mal mit Exodus. Wie es sich für eine brasilianische Band gehört, sind die Texte auch politisch angehaucht, werden aber in einen mehr persönlichen Kontext verpackt. Musikalisch wird lupenreinster Thrash abgeliefert. Und das auch noch verdammt schnell. Dementsprechend bezeichnen Andralls ihre Musik auch als Fast - Thrash. Mann, die gehen ganz schön nach vorne. Freunde des Thrash und Freunde des Speed Metal werden also gleichermaßen bedient. Oft genug kriegt man in dem Bereich dann einfach nur wildes und auch unkoordiniertes Geknüppel zu hören.

Jester´s News (Germany/Alemanha) - Als "SEPULTURA des neuen Milleniums" wurden ANDRALLS aus Brasilien schon einmal betitelt. Nun, zweifellos sind ANDRALLS sehr gute Musiker, die ihre Instrumente bestens beherrschen, aber manchmal sollte man Musik auch im Rahmen des Zeitgeists betrachten, und wenn man das macht, dann haben die Brasilianer ein kleines Problem. Inner Trauma ist ein klasse Thrash Metal Album, das in der Mitte und gegen Ende der 80er Jahre sicherlich (zu Recht) abgefeiert worden wäre, aber der Thrash ist heutzutage leider nur noch Insider-, bzw. Underground-Mucke. Bands wie SLAYER oder eben SEPULTURA haben mit ihren Scheiben (z.B. Reign In Blood oder Beneath The Remains) seinerzeit für Furore sorgen können, aber da hat die Musik perfekt zur Zeit gepasst. Und wenn dann heutzutage ein waschechtes Thrash Album veröffentlicht wird, dann liegen die Maßstäbe halt bei den teilweise angesprochenen Klassikern, wobei diese auch noch Kultstatus und einen Nostalgiefaktor haben, denn eine aktuelle Gruppe eigentlich gar nicht erreichen kann. Ist zwar ein bisschen unfair, aber so ist die Realität. ANDRALLS haben mit Inner Trauma nichtsdestotrotz eine der besten Thrash-Scheiben der letzten Jahre veröffentlicht, aber den Status wie Reign In Blood, Hell Awaits etc. können die Jungs dennoch nicht erreichen. Der Klasse des Albums tut dies jedoch keinen Abbruch ... wer auf harten und schnellen Thrash Metal der "Alten Schule" steht, der kann hier eigentlich nichts falsch machen.

CW Reviews - Formed in 1998, this Brazilian foursome took to the studio within their first year to record the privately released 10-track album "Massacre, Corruption, Destruction". Musical style? Melodic but brutal SpeedThrash! Favourable response from national media encouraged the band to prepare recordings for a follow-up. But first the drum seat got another occupant in the form of Xandao Brito, who comple(men)ted the band (further comprised of singer/ guitarist Alex Coelho, guitarist Denis Di Lallo, and bassist Eddie C.)perfectly. The band then set out on a nationwide tour, which led to the band being invited to tour yet again around Brazil with none less than Jusdas Priest. That, in turn, led to the band being noticed by the Marquee label, who signed the band in late 2002. Only a couple of months later (February 2003), the band's official debut album "Force Against Mind" saw the light of day (re-released shortly after for the European market by Mausoleum...with 3 bonus tracks)! That album again saw the band touring their country, first as headliner, then as Brazilian support for the tours of Malevolent Creation (September 2003) and Exodus (August 2004). Meanwhile, the guys were working on the new album we now have before us. Using Slayer-esque Speedy Thrash (which the guys themselves call 'FastThrash'), this band has deservedly been called 'Sepultura of the new millenium'. Of course, the comparison mainly goes for a Sepultura of the early days, of albums such as "Schizophrenia", "Beneath The Remains", and "Arise", but...a first confrontation with these continuously raging tracks may be a bit overwhelming indeed! Luckily, the Slayer influences are a bit more apparent this time around, and the beginning melody of the song "Awake And Dead" being stolen (ooh, that's actually nót so positive, is it?) works out as a recognizable point (of course, they've sped up the melody somewhat). Our European copy not only has one bonus track, but also a second one, hidden at that! With a total playing time of 46 minutes and a half, I'm sure the die-hard Thrashers are simply gonna have a ball with this album!

Bright Eyes (Germany/Alemanha) - Das letzte ANDRALLS-Album ???Force Against Mind” hat mich vor gut 1 ½ Jahren fast aus den Latschen gehauen, so sehr knallte der superschnelle Old School Thrash der Brasilianer. Dementsprechend hoch waren meine Erwartungen nun an das neue, ???Inner Trauma“ benannte Werk des Knüppel-Quartetts. Nach einem leicht an ???Hell Awaits“ erinnernden Intro-Riff geht’s mit dem flotten Thrasher zünftig und Slayer-lastig los. Im Gegensatz zur letzten Scheibe setzen die Brasilien-Hacker aber nicht durchgehend auf Speed, sondern lassen auch mal schleppende Teilchen einfließen, damit die Mucke heavier klingt und bauen zahlreiche Slayer-inspierierte Soli sowie ein paar an Exodus erinnernde Shouts ein. Allerdings, und das ist mein Empfinden, ist der Sound nicht so drückend und fett wie auf dem Vorgänger und die sägenden Riffs und die pumpenden Drums verlieren dadurch a bisserl an Power.

Lords of Metal (Netherlands/Holanda) - Andralls are from Brazil and as far as I know 'Inner Trauma' is the third album of the foursome. It is my first encounter with the outfit though. It turns out to be an album that does not need many words to describe it properly, without doing them wrong, that is. Fast, classic thrash metal releasing smoking energy. It cannot be a coincidence that the Sepultura influences are obvious here. 'Inner Trauma' could have been the successor to 'Beneath The Remains'. Singer/guitarist Alex Coelho sounds like Cavalera, the songs are build up in a similar way and I even think they took 'Beneath The Remains' as a production reference. Is Andralls doing things different from Sepultura? Well yes, they have a slightly more technical approach and that makes me think of Dutch thrashers Sacrosanct (who remembers that?) every now and then. Good album that releases a huge amount of energy but lacks a face of it's own.

Voices from the Dark Side - Since their fantastic debut album "Massacre, Corruption, Destruction" in 2000 these four maniacs has kept the banner of violent Thrash Metal high. Founded 1998 in Sao Paulo ANDRALLS releases with "Inner Trauma" on Marquee Records already their third studio album (there's also a live album entitled "Fastrash Live 2003") and they can be considered as one of the inheritors of the Brazilian Thrash tradtition. On this new output you will get 14 furious, fast and technical brillant tunes (the Brazilian edition I got here features an exclusive bonus track 'Terror Ferus' which will be on this one only) played with total passion and they take no prisoners. That's how Thrash Metal must sound today! Razorsharp riffs, violent speed, crushing mid tempo parts and totally insane solos and leads. This is pure oldschool, pure adrenaline which breathes nothing else than pure Metal. You really can feel the old spirit with every single note and it's only a pleasure to listen to this infernal storm. The production of the album is flawless. Total powerfull and like the famous slap into your face. I don't want to pick out a single track here as the whole album offers no weak points. The packaging is again excellent and everyone who is serious into oldschool or high quality Thrash Metal should immediately get a copy of this intense assault at www.marquee.com.br. For further information about the band just have a look at www.andralls.com.br. To finish with the band's slogan: "Stay Fastrash!!"

Powermetal (Germany/Alemanha) - Die brasilianische Thrash-Metal-Maschine ANDRALLS wurde 1998 gegründet und hat seit der Jahrtausendwende zwei Studioalben und eine Livescheibe veröffentlicht, die ihr im Underground den Ruf eingebracht hat, würdiger Nachfolger von SEPULTURA zu sein, der angeblich all jene zufrieden stellen sollte, denen das brasilianische Metalflaggschiff spätestens nach "Arise" suspekt geworden ist. Nun, ich habe die alten Scheiben bisher nicht gehört, werde mir aber durchaus überlegen, ob ich mir die nicht auch mal zu Gemüte führen sollte, denn das nunmehr dritte Studioalbum "Inner Trauma" ist ein echter Vorschlaghammer geworden, der tatsächlich in der Tradition von "Beneath The Remains" steht. Dazu passen auch die Texte, die - in der besten Tradition des brasilianischen Thrash - sozialkritischer Natur sind. Doch nun zur Musik: Nach einem kurzen Intro mit einer an SLAYER erinnernden Melodie bringt der wahnsinnig schnelle Opener 'Fear Is My Ally' die Essenz des Albums sofort auf den Punkt: Gleich ein Solo zum Einstieg, und dann schmettern uns die Jungs aus São Paulo in druckvollem Sound ein messerscharfes Riff nach dem anderen entgegen und glänzen mit abgedrehten, leicht schrägen Leadpassagen und punktgenauen Breaks, die den Herren King und Hannemann freundlich zuwinken. Der Gesang von Alex Coelho erinnert weitgehend an den jüngeren Max Cavalera. ANDRALLS transportieren mit Stücken wie 'Down The Jokers' oder 'Hidden Enemies' all das, wofür Thrash Metal gegen Ende der Achtziger stand, ins neue Jahrtausend. Das druckvolle, akzentuierte Highspeed-Drumming von Alexandre Brito mit etlichen coolen Fills, sowie das doppelte Axthandwerk von Coelho und Di Lallo entstammen allesamt der gehobenen Thrashschule und lassen eigentlich keine Wünsche offen. Ein weiteres sehr starkes Stück ist 'The Age Of Rage' mit seinem prägnanten, kurzen Refrain und einem Drive, der SEPULTURAs "Beneath The Remains"- und "Arise"-Phasen mit der Brachialität von SODOM Mitte der Neunziger verbindet. 'Awake And Dead' ist langsamer, grooviger und etwas melodischer, kann mich aber gesanglich im Refrain nicht ganz überzeugen, wohingegen bei 'Developed Underground' wieder stärker aufs Gaspedal getreten wird.

Get Ready to Rock - This lot admit that they set out to play classic 80's thrash as aggresively as they possibly could. That is what this mad batch of Brazillians have done. And rather than apeing the most famous Brazilian metal outfit, Sepultura, with their tribal earthy vibe, this lot have gone for a more trad thrash sound. It's fast furious and heavy as hell, with serious shreding on tracks like 'The Age of Rage'. Naturally the drumming is impressive, with Bostaph levels of intensity. Alex Coellho growls with the best of them. This is an awesome collection of thrash that will please even the pickiest of the genre's fans. It is no shock at all that they have toured with Judas Priest, Exodus and Malevolent Creation. Mausoleum have in this band some true thrash talent. I challenge you not to head-bang to this disc, its like the 80's thrash scene all over again. Great stuff...and I am betting they are absolutely mental live.

Metal UK (UK/Reino Unido) - Formed in 1998, in Brazil, this is the third album from Andralls, and continues their pursuit of playing pure eighties-style thrash metal in fine fettle. It’s fast, it’s thrashy and it’s heavy, so consider their purpose achieved. Naturally, being Brazilian everyone is going to use the name ‘Sepultura’ as a reference point, but it would be a misleading one, unless you were familiar with the very early Brazilian only releases of same, coming no further forward than “Beneath The Remains”. For like Sepultura, in those early days, Andralls are firmly rooted in the music of their thrash ancestors. And in these days of cross genres and pollination, it’s no bad thing to hear a band who knows what they like and do it well. They’re more technically competent than some of their predecessors, and although the production is a bit rough shod, I suspect that’s deliberate. The energy level and attitude are impressive with the guitars shredding, and the drums pounding. Alex Coellho does his growl thing well, and we should expect nothing else on a classic thrash album. They’ve already shared stages with Judas Priest, Exodus and Malevolent Creation and I’m sure they more than held their own, if the quality here is anything to go by. If this had come out twenty years ago, it would have been hailed as a classic. And even though they’re doing nothing new, it is a remarkably potent release.