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Review: NEXT - Invasión Nuclear (1988) - English Review
Invasión Nuclear. 1988. Avanzada Metálica
An amateur blow in the table.
Even without being the best example of what a thrash record is capable of be, what a brother trio showed capable of doing back then, in 80's Mexico, is quite impresive. A collection of undeniably simple yet powerful riffs, a moderately well ballanced (of course, semi-profesional) production were a testimony of the energy and devotion of the guys towards his goal: stand out and be heard.
Crispy guitars, an amazing and hypnotizing tone that keeps your atention all record long, they're speedy as anger as sharp as a chainsaw. Is that a compliment? Yes. Are there faster and razor-sharpened things out there? Sure. But these guitars, all played by Sergio but recorded as a twin guitarrist asault, sound battering enough to give your ears a pleasant surprise and your head, a reason to swing. Well recorded drums by Erick and bass by Carlos that are capable of being heard that have their own sparkles here and there.
Vocals (also by Carlos) and lyrics are the less polished elements of all the album, so as some uninspired solos, but, hey! You can't expect everything from every debut you listen to. Guess one can appreciate this album when considering the context of what musical scene was back then in Mexico and the lack of bands that sounded like that until then. It became a sign of what was about to come both not only from them but the other (not) next bands were going to deliver.
If we were all back then in 1989, I would say any thrash fan should check this out! Is this real mexican spanish-sung thrash? First thing mexican metalheads would answer in those days could had been: "thrash? This is 'rock pesado'". Even nowadays, there are a lot of grown men who still thinking that way. Anyway, this was unparallaled back in the day.
Sure, there were Transmetal and their darker death-oriented thrash 'Muerto en la Curz", but this something different. (Starting with its production that doens't sound like a live recording at a pub), this Invasion was less brutal, yeah, but as remarkable as you might had expected from a early newcoming band.
Highlighting some themes, we could talk about the energy of "Debes Morir", the atmosphere of the title track and the arrangements in the 2 closing songs, "Pecado Mortal" and "Grita Rock"; all of them with choruses clearly made with the aim of being sung loudly by a crowd, and you may have the urge to join that crowd when you hear them.
In therms of sound, this record should be between the almost cheerful Kill 'em All and the dangerous Show No Mercy, so, if you like to travel to those years from time to time, I recommend you not to ignore this LP.
Again, simple songs but well executed. Not a masterpiece, but a sparkling surprise from Mexico to the thrash metal worldwide.