SACROSANCT
"Recesses for the Depraved"
1MF (1991)
First time I saw this album was on a magazine back in 1991 on the reviews section and I remember that there was another great albums that I'll review after this one. Sacrosanct plays a kind of Thrash Metal but it is mixed with some Progressive stuff too, some riffs reminded me the progressions between Atheist and Death, you can hear it on the track "Illusive Supremacy " Their style its like early Iced Earth meets Believer meets Metal Church but with less Thrash and speed and with a very Overkill sound on bass.
These guys are from Netherlands and they are pretty far from the European Thrash sound, they sound totally Northamerican on their production. The opening track "Like Preached Directions " its really amazing, every instrument its in its place, great guitar solos, bass lines are notable, vocals are great and reminded me some of the old Sacred Reich stuff.
It seems that some members of Sacrosanct left Death Metal band Pestilence back in the day to form this great project. Highly recommended for those who missed some great Thrash Metal releases from the 80's.
Points: 4 of 5
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDGvwa35Uw