Rancor – Bury the World
Rancor – Bury the World
Xtreem Music
Release Date: 14/06/22
Running Time: 39:00
Review by Paul Hutchings
5/10
One might be forgiven for believing that “Bury the World” is the debut album from Madrid Thrash outfit Rancor. Surprisingly, it isn’t, and further exploration reveals that the band have been around for nearly quarter of a century. It’s hard to believe that such a period has failed to shape their sound to anything more than routine Thrash Metal circa 1985, for that’s where their sound sits.
Of course, if you want your Thrash to sound exactly like the Bay Area and Kreator from the 1980s that’s fine, but it ain’t 1986 and today’s Thrash needs to demonstrate evolution if it is to catch the ear and impress.
What we get here is a solidly played and delivered album of frantic Thrash Metal which certainly would be welcome in a side tent at a festival. Tracks such as the opening ‘Berserker’, the stomp of ‘Daggers in the Chest’ and even the crossover chaos of final track ‘Rat Licker’ all bring a smile to the face. As for originality then I’m afraid we are struggling. ‘Hunting Humans’ sits closely to the Megadeth blueprint, whilst ‘Bad Angel’ has a bad title and struggles to break above average.
With three albums under their belts and the experience of support slots to a plethora of outfits including Tankard, Onslaught, Destruction and Angelus Apatrida, I was expecting more from the Spaniards. It’s not a bad album, but with so many Thrash bands harking back to a retro sound, it takes a bit more to shine through. As their press release states, ‘Describing Rancor musically is as simple as saying “80’s American Thrash Metal”, Slayer, Overkill, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament…’ And there I rest my case.
TRACKLISTING:
01. Beserk
02. Bury the World
03. Daggers in the Chest
04. Evil Subjugation
05. Evade
06. Bad Angel
07. Digital Criminal
08. Hunting Humans
09. Crushing Your Bones
10. Rat Licker
LINE-UP:
Vasco – guitars
Ricky – guitars
Dani – vocals
Serra – bass
Jorge – drums
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