Valkyrian Music

Indestructible Noise Command
Terrible Things
Released 8th March 2019
Thrash Metal
Self-Released

‘Terrible Things’ is the latest album from the American thrash metal band I.N.C. as known as Indestructible Noise Command. The band was originally formed back in 1986. They released two albums in the 1980s before going on a long hiatus from 1990 to 2010. This release is the follow up to ‘Black Hearse Serenade’ which came out in 2014.

This is my first encounter of I.N.C. and I really did not know what to expect. All I knew was that their style has been described as thrash metal. With a name like “Indestructible Noise Command’ it is already pretty clear clue as to what you could expect the music to sound like. If you want melodic guitar and ballads then this is definitely not the album for you. Speed and aggression is clearly what these guys are going for here. Each song offers a barrage of fast guitar riffs, pummeling drums and ferocious shouting. Some of the tracks are so fast-paced that they actually come close to speed-thrash metal. It’s full speed ahead right from the start and these guys are not going to slow down.

Pledge of Legions follows the same pattern as most of the other tracks but it features some good guitar work midway through the song, which makes it a bit more memorable.  Identifier also has a few good guitar parts. The one thing that I wasn’t expecting was the melodic and somewhat technical-sounding instrumental intro to Nemesis. If there is one song on here that stands out, it is definitely this one mostly thanks to the intro. Oddly that intro features some of the best guitar work on the album and that is what makes it memorable. As soon as the shouting vocals begin, the atmosphere changes and it’s back to another onslaught of thrashing guitars and shouting. Don’t get me wrong though, the guitars are good, it’s the vocals that I find a little irritating at times.

Overall, the main issue I have with ‘Terrible Things’ is that a lot of the songs sound very similar. It is all about the speed and aggression with limited variety in terms of style.

3/5

Iza Raittila

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