National Suicide - The Old Family is Still Alive

Year: 2009
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: Italy
Tracklist:

1.	National Suicide	03:54
2.	Nu Posers Don't Scare Anyone	04:55
3.	The Old Family Is Still Alive	04:58
4.	Let Me See Your Pogo	03:39
5.	Wanted	02:53
6.	Into The Clubhouse	04:52
7.	Please Welcome ... My Friends!	04:24
8.	Sucks n' Artillery	03:20
9.	This Is A Raid	04:13
Total playing time		37:08

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Good retro thrash, recalling late 80's Overkill and the Bay-Area sound, feeling equally comfortable thrashing their souls out ("This Is A Raid"), staying in the mid-paced parametres ("Sucks n' Artillery"), or mixing both in quite an impressive way ("National Suicide"). The singer carries on in the best tradition of Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Overkill) and Steve "Zetro" Souza (Exodus).
"The Old Family is Alive" offers nothing new, both title and music-wise. And it's hardly necessary, since the guys do a very good job, thrashing with gusto, staying quite close to "Fabulous Disaster", with the emblematic Steve Souza-like vocals leading the pack, doing a very good job. At times the music acquires a nice playful edge, also characteristic of the works of the Americans Ultimatum ("Nu Posers Don't Scare Anyone", "Into The Clubhouse"). The guys rely mostly on smashing mid-paced riffage and catchy choruses, a typical example of which is "The Old Family Is Still Alive", but speedy thrash monsters ("Let Me See Your Pogo", "Please Welcome...my Friends!") are not a rarity, either. A rarity are the merry go-round crossover pieces: only one of the kind "Wanted". At times the listener may complain that the music lacks edge, and relies too much on playful, tested formulas, but all is forgiven on the excellent intense closer "This Is A Raid", the best song on the album, a glorious Bay-Area hymn.