MASTERY
4/29/2006
Lethal Legacy Review
by David E. Ghelke, Blistering
Armed with an artillery of cunning, sharp, thrash
riffs, Mastery goes at it without the aid of a vocalist. Perhaps
insecure with the idea of some self-absorbed prick singing off-key and
ruining these fine compositions, the approach Mastery takes on Lethal
Legacy leaves a lot to the imagination, but when the riffs are this
fierce and the arrangements spell out actual songs, having a singer may
be the last thing the band may need.
The opening barrage of
‘Power Race’ kicks things off into high gear with this trio plowing
through the gates of classic, 80’s thrash utilizing precise riffing and
rapid-double bass work. Some smooth, almost Hammett-like solos appear
in ‘Numeration’, while the stomp and groove of ‘Lethal Legacy’ displays
an uncanny sense of dynamics in the thrash realm.
Unlike most
instrumental albums, Lethal Legacy is constructed in a manner that
hooks and clear composition changes can be readily pointed out, leading
to a memorable, if not vintage trip down thrash memory lane. Forget the
incessant barking that ruined many a good thrash act, Mastery has
Teutonic and Bay Area thrash down to a science with Lethal Legacy,
vocalist or not.
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