This album is one of the best classic metal downloads you can hear. It's a damn shame Watchtower never had the exposure or caught on as much as Metallica because their debut release is as good or maybe better than anything they did. Granted they were drinking more from the jar of "WHAT THE F*CK!" Than Lars and co were with the demonic Geddy Lee vocals and uber technical play which is the soundtrack to someone tap dancing whilst juggling 5 balls in the air whilst dodging knives thrown at them. It's thinking man's thrash and back in '85 thrash wasn't all about being cerebral, progressive or technical. It was mostly stuffing riffs down your throat as hard and fast as you can as well as screaming about killing people who like Dokken and drinking and headbanging till you puke and bleed. Granted Watchtower certainly had all that nature to them but they also proudly waved aloft the flag of Rush in the music, offering more than just guitar testosterone. It very much is Rush meets early Metallica as many people have tagged Watchtower's sound as being over time. A thrash album with lasting value which is well worth a download.
Artist: Watchtower
Release Title: Energetic Disassembly
Release Type: Full Length Album
Release Year: 1985
Artist Genre: Thrash Metal
Track Listing:
1. Asylum 2. Meltdown 3. Tyrants In Distress 4. Social Fears 5. Energetic Disassembly 6. Argonne Forest 7. Violent Change 8. Cimmerian Shadows
Total playing time: 37:41
1. Asylum 2. Meltdown 3. Tyrants In Distress 4. Social Fears 5. Energetic Disassembly 6. Argonne Forest 7. Violent Change 8. Cimmerian Shadows
Total playing time: 37:41
All the songs deliver here, there's no weak ones. If I had to choose the must hear ones it'd have to be "Cimmerian Shadows", "Argonne Forest", the nice and catchy "Meltdown", "Tyrants In Distress" and the title track. This is one of the best thrash releases, albeit being very progressive but it's still death by riffs whilst turning you inside out and upside down with awesome progness and technicality. It's pricey to buy but if you do you'll truly be too cool for school. Check out mp3 downloads of the album tracks I recommended and if they're just the ticket for you buy the album from amazon.
