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A thrash metal masterpiece worthy of comparison with thrash metal classics such as "Master of Puppets", "Rust in Piece", "Impact Is Immanent", "Arise", "Weave the Apocalypse", "The Legacy", "South of Heaven" and their own "By Inheritance", Artillery's "When Death Comes" is an almost perfect thrash metal release, at the same time modern and retro, it is, for my money, an instant classic. Each song contains a flurry of high energy riffs, and it's hard to imagine that this high energy music is performed by gerying and balding middle aged men (of course, skill comes with age, and these guys are higly skilled rock musicians). The vocals suit the music very well, and while I prefer Flemming Rønsdorff's vocals, sick as they are, their present singer, Søren Adamsen does a very very good job indeed. Hats off. This should appeal to any fan of early Testament, early Slayer, early Exodus, early Metallica - in short, any fan of classic thrash metal.

One of my favorite thrash albums of all times, "By Inheritance" manages to capture influences from the thrash scene of the late 80s in both Europe and America, blending in elements from, for instance, Megadeth, Metallica, Kreator, Anthrax, and Sodom into their own, quite original style of technical thrash metal. The vocals are sick in the good way, adding originality to the album. Fans of old school thrash metal and technical thrash metal should like this.

Ah, "Fear of Tomorrow" by Artillery is a fairly unknown 80s thrash metal classic, combining the European/German thrash metal style associated with the likes of Sodom and Kreator with the American style of Metallica and Megadeth (and the quirky compositional style of fellow countrymen Mercyful Fate). While the production could be better as could, in some cases, the performances on this album, it's still an interesting listen, and not just for the sake of nostalgia. While "Fear of Tomorrow" is by no means a progressive albu, most of its tracks contain several crazy changes in time and tempo that some prog metal fans might appreciate.