Infant Death - War (2013)

   Infant Death's debut could sound pretty nostalgic for those who are missing the feeling of '80s metal the most. It's kinda subjective and up to the listener to decide if "War" counts as a thrash/black or thrash/death metal album, and this is exactly the reason why was it a quite successful intention to recall the '80s.

   Since extreme metal subgenres haven't been fully developed back then, and basically most extreme music were just called collectively as thrash metal, it's pretty accurate to stay on the borders. On the side of the quite evident Slayer influences, Infant Death of course had more exaggerated tendencies, and it was not only needed for effective nostalgia. Ordinary thrash bands hardly could seem so extreme now like they have been for '80s audiences back then, and this is also the reason why those few thrash bands that have been able (or allowed) to break into the nowadays mainstream metal scene are basically playing thrash/death. Infant Death also took up the long lost "the faster the heavier" competition concept, and their speed and tempo is comparable to Sadus. The combination of their mixed style and aggressive tone reminds to South American bands like old Sepultura and Sarcófago. For old school fan audiences "War" might become a potential favorite.