Holy Moses - Strenght Power Will Passion (2005)

   Sabina Classen is an iconic figure not only in thrash metal but also as one of the first women who growled instead of singing. And even though her name cannot be seperated from Holy Moses, the last year of the band passed without her. On their last album before their split-up, her ex-husband guitarist Andy Classen did the vocals too.
   After a long break the band returned in 2000, and fortunately without the unwanted line-up change. "Strenght Power Will Passion" was their second full-lenght album after regrouping, and Holy Moses didn't seem lost without Andy Classen at all, since Sabina proved to be the essential part of the band. Somehow they always sounded harder to go into and less catchy, so Holy Moses was never sorted to the "elite" of thrash bands, even though they were between the very first ones. Compared to the old albums, their music changed a bit too thanks to the new line-up, and on the side of the harsh wildness there are plenty of catchy themes to find. The new members meant different influences too, and wider diversity. While many old bands usually turning softer or more generic with time, at Holy Moses things seems to go to the opposite way: they sound more energic and intense than before, and even Sabina's growling is like more aggressive than ever. Big returns and style changes are mostly not welcome by the old fans, but Holy Moses didn't change too much, and only for their advantage, so the legend was successfully resurrected.