01. A Majesty, A Joker
02. Alone
03. For No Reason
04. Within Six Walls
05. Punishment From the Gods
06. No Day After
07. Oppression
08. Into the Dark
09. Immortal Objector
10. Parasites
Dave Rotten has once again dug deep to find some obscure old bands, that never were around long enough to make some real noise and a real legacy, even though they delivered some great music. Though with no full length release on a bigger label, to back up the band, it is easy to become forgotten, besides from the few freaks around remembering good old music, and promoting it. OPPRESSION is such a band, they were around from 1987 to 1992 and released 3 demos, perhaps 4 (one in 1988?) and a 7" EP, before they split up and Lars Nieminen, the guitarist in OPPRESSION became occupied with CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, who did a couple of good albums, before he had a stint in GLOOMY GRIM. Though let us get back to OPPRESSION, Xtreem Music has collected the old demo tracks and the EP and made this sweet compilation, with the obscure brand of Thrash the Fins delivered back in the days. It seems like the band never really found their style, as they are moving a bit back and forth from technical Euro Thrash with a haunting dark atmosphere, to a more upspeed US version here and there, especially the guitarwork on the song 'Oppression' has clear and good marks of SLAYER, a song which must be from an early demo predating the officially demos listed around the interwebs. The band also have a great tendency of making quite long songs, which might have been a factor for noone signing them back in the days, but something that would have made OPPRESSION quite attractive today, as they make their songs with progression and punch, quite good songwriting and performance from the band. I hadn't heard of this band before I had to review this release, and quite a surprise I was up for, as the Fin's dark, technical, pace-changing Thrash feast surprised me quite a lot, it is insane how many good bands that were around back in the days, that never got signed and a chance to show their music to the world. Though awesome that there are people trawling through their old demos once in a while, finding something interesting, getting in touch with the band, digging up the olden treasures and getting permission to release it upon mankind a good 25 years later!
Finnish band Oppression released three demos and an EP in the period between 1988 and 1990, with which the entire discography is ten tracks. The thrash metal of the Finns is most comparable to bands like Infernal Majesty, Coroner Deathrow, Mekong Delta and Hobbs Angel Of Death. The Spanish label Xtreem Music now releases the compilation 'Scars 1988-1990’ with all the songs on one CD. Strange enough, the songs are in achronologic order. So we first hear the latest release of the band and gradually we go to the first. Therefore the CD should be listened to in reverse order to hear the development of Oppression in those two years. Fast, aggressive thrash to slower songs with complex structures. However, for fans of the aforementioned bands 'Scars 1988-1990' is a great way to add all the works of Oppression to your collection. - See more at: http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/29870#sthash.pZu1UDlA.dpuf
Hay discos que merecen cierto planteamiento previo, remover nuestros sesos, y este es uno de ellos. Pues la forma en que la propia Historia reparte Justicia es tan real como posiblemente inamovible, por mucha conjetura procesada a posteriori. Aunque no irrevocable.
“El filósofo Alcemides me dijo confidencialmente, justo antes de que yo tragara la bebida drogada, que esperaba escribir un libro sobre la ingratitud como principio de gobierno, y que tomarÃa al rey como modelo. ¡Oh! ¡Yo estaba demasiado ebrio como para entender que trataba de advertirme del peligro!â€
(“El tesoro de Tránicos“. Robert Ervin Howard)
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