Well, the
reunion wave is going and going and it seems nothing can stop
it. The youngest example are HOLY MOSES, who
were pretty active in the German thrash scene in the middle of
the 80's to the beginning of the 90's. But, the high name recognition
was less because of great released albums (except the grandiose
Finished With The Dogs, the rest were
pretty average), it was more because front woman Sabina Classen
was sort of a presentable metal girlie in the German speaking
thrash community. And besides that, the admiration was not really
because of her singing quality, rather impressive was apparently
the fact, that it didn't sound like a woman at all...
Ok, what to
think now about an album called Master Of Disaster
(what a stupid title...) after 7 years of creation break. Well,
from the early line-up just remained singer Sabina Classen and
bass player Jochen Fuenders, the other 3 new mates are unknown
- at least to me, unfortunately. However, these guys serve up
some pretty dull ufta-ufta thrash, which is long out of order
in this way and possibly will only be up valued because of the
heavy and transparent production by Andy Classen (Disbelief, Krisiun
and more) as well as the skills of the musicians. The tracks are
lacking in general of interesting ideas and cool breaks, well
the riffs are powerful, thoroughly, but, also pretty negligible
and they don't mill in your ears, not really. And that's really
out of the question to name the tracks even head-splitting crushers
or something like that! At least they try to give the songs a
technical touch but, it fizzled out ineffectively and some parts
sound more confusing than anything else.
Above all
of that is enthroning with completely pained and over-speeded
voice Sabina Classen. Sorry, but that is not a compliment! It
seems her vocal chords have to pay now for the long strains, then
her singing is moving only in hysterical high-shrieking fields,
deep and brutal growls you will search for in vain. Her art to
sing didn't change over years, so at least to me the singing is
really getting on my nerves. I know it sounds scathing but, it
is pesky and destroys all the good first signs, which could be
still there.
Well, so there
is just the hope, that the announced full-length CD in this way
will never be unleashed...