Screams and Whispers

Occupation

  • Vocals, Guitar: Mark Nardi
  • Guitar: Kevin Heidbreder
  • Bass: John Emery
  • Drums: Paul Miles

Screams and Whispers is the fourth studio album by American progressive thrash metal band Anacrusis. It was released in 1993 on Metal Blade Records.

Creation and publication

After Manic Impressions Anacrusis toured as support for Megadeth and Overkill in the USA. Then the work began on the fourth album. But at this time left the band Chad Smith because he could not feed his family with low income. He recommended the band Paul Miles as his successor. While this played the drums for a Screams and Whispers, however, was not involved in the songwriting. The album was recorded in Anacrusis ' hometown of St. Louis and with the help of Bill Metoyer in Lake Geneva mixed. Even in the year of publication, the band broke up. After the re- the album was made ​​available on the band's website as a free download.

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Style

Anacrusis Screams and Whispers to play progressive metal with "Thrash riffs [, ] Alternative Jane 's Addiction sounds brutal Industrial grooves and catchy melodies ." The album is less rapid, technically and gloomy than its predecessor and still looks musically adept. There also some keyboards orchestrations are now used. The rhythms and the vocals are very variable.

Reception

The album was well received by the press in 1993 and is now considered classics of the progressive metal, the band but not brought the hoped-for breakthrough. Praises George Heep of the Baby Blue Pages, the "alternating rough screaming and beautiful voice, the depressive melodies and groovy thrash riffs ," Peter Kubaschk of powermetal.de the solos, the dynamics and the sound and recommends " this Gods work every metalhead, the technically savvy Mucke like DEATH, ZERO HOUR or WATCHTOWER, more experimental bands like Cynic or Pestilence leaves ( to ' Spheres' times) or thrash combos of brand CORONER. " Frank Albrecht of rock Hard thinks offer Anacrusis " everything you could want from a expect metal album: They are original, heavy and all talented instrumentalists. " Both Rock Hard and the eclipsed magazine took Screams and Whispers on in their respective list of the most important prog metal albums.

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