Nuclear Assault – Handle With Care (1989)

October 4, 2024

Now this is fukken thrash metal! Hyper speed, hyper energy, hyper intensity! Tracks like “Mother’s Day” and “Funky Noise” are basically just straight up grindcore, but the intensity doesn’t really let up for the whole record, even in the more sensibly-paced numbers. Production is nice and clear; bass is fantastic and super prominent without dominating the mix; the riffs are balanced well and the drums are hard-hitting as hell.

Too many good tracks to mention – in fact I think every single song on here is a banger, in retrospect, even closing track “Trail Of Tears” with its more morose acoustic elements.