Out
of all the promos I got from Rusty Cage, this will be the last one I put
into the stereo. What a fucking terrible name for a band! 'Funny' band
names indicating what a bunch of 'kreeeeisy gais' they are is a most excellent
DaN-deterrent. Well, I guess I could use a soundtrack for making dinner,
so here we go...
OK, it's pretty energetic stuff, I'll give them that. Hardly a mid-pace
riff to be found on the whole disc, so LWS Inc. should definitely be filed
under Speed rather than Mosh Metal, and listening to the 'theme song'
it was also good to hear that the band moniker stems from a contempt towards
skateboarders and skateboarding rather than fandom of the same (take
that,
ANTHRAX!). I can't really come up with anything else interesting to write
about any particular song, which may sound like the worst kind of slag-off
but it isn't. Honestly there's not one bad song on the album, it's just
that they all blend into this forgettable blur. You are allowed to demand
a little more originality than this from a 1989 release and LWSi must
have sounded pretty dated at the time - the uncool kind of dated. Across
the Atlantic bands like RIGOR MORTIS, THE GUFF and HORDE OF TORMENT may
have done similar things around this time, but with so much more balls
and attitude the Americans easily got away with it and more. Still, uncritical
die-hard Thrash fans swallowing anything with the 'right' riffing will
surely finish this plate of meat & potatoes with a smile on their
faces no matter what.
Originally released on the Aaarrg label on both CD and LP, "Welcome
To The Asylum" isn't exactly a bigass rarity by any definition and
I can't recall anyone in the Metal community ever screaming for a reissue
of this particular title. So it may include the band's demo tape from
'88 but it only makes you more confused as to why the band got signed
in the first place. I'd say the fact that an old member is involved with
the label is the weightiest reason this CD happened and sure, the band
and their old friends and fan club will surely rave about the importance
of this release till the cows come home, but as an outsider I can't help
scratching my head about it. Of course, had it been my band/label, chances
are strong I'd have done the same thing and scorned anyone not recognizing
the greatness of my legacy.
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Originally written in German. Translate to:
Im Gegensat zum fast hardcorigen Namen spielen LWS 80er Speed-Metal mit Thrashparts. Das ganze ist ziemlich gekonnt und Fans von Testament, Overkill, Kat (Pol) und bisweilen Slayer sollten ein Ohr riskieren!
surprisingly good Speed/Thrash Metal for fans of old TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, KAT (Pol), SLAYER!