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Date: 2018-12-31 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Viking Sword Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Bootleg Reissue ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ Tracks 01à10 - Malevolent Assault Of Tomorrow █ █ (1987) █ █ Tracks 11à18 - unreleased demo for 2nd album █ █ (1988) █ █ █ █ What a great time to review this little gem that █ █ is Violent Force's only album "Malevolent Assault █ █ of Tomorrow"! This album already turns 30 years █ █ old and even after so much time, this shit still █ █ lives up to its legacy. The band had too many █ █ difficulties back in the 80s though, they ended up █ █ recording a second LP, which has never been █ █ released and heard, and split-up soon after in █ █ 1989. It's not really surprising though, most █ █ underground thrash bands of that time ended their █ █ activities in the early 90s. Well, we at least █ █ have the best material that Violent Force had to █ █ offer, and this record can hardly disappoint any █ █ fans of the genre. It took me a bit of time to get █ █ to listen to them, maybe because I thought the █ █ cover art of the album isn't attractive at all? █ █ Whatever, this is just a detail when I think about █ █ it today... █ █ Alright, is there an issue with this whole record █ █ at first? The answer is definitely no. The only █ █ sad thing I noticed about this album is when I got █ █ to listen to their earlier demos from 85-86. It's █ █ not really a problem, it's just that the band has █ █ weakened a bit on the full-length, I mean, they █ █ were even more aggressive on their demos than on █ █ the actual album, just different song versions. █ █ One notable thing also is that Violent Force are █ █ one of those lucky bands that got a record deal █ █ from Roadrunner, a chance that another band like █ █ Poison didn't have, unfortunately. █ █ I have to say that this album is quite █ █ well-garnished musically if you permit the █ █ expression. We have 10 tracks and a running time █ █ of over 37 minutes, which is pretty good for a █ █ thrash metal record of this level of playing █ █ speed. Unlike a lot of other thrash albums, this █ █ one doesn't have any introduction whatsoever, █ █ first track and ironically their most known song █ █ "Dead City", acts as the intro. This song is a █ █ little repetitive, but still great mainly because █ █ the main semi fast-paced guitar riff is awesome. █ █ Maybe I sound weird here for some people, but it's █ █ not even my favourite song of the package. █ █ However, the second track "Soulbursting" is the █ █ shit, now we have Violent Force at their full █ █ aggressive state, the thing I really like about █ █ that song is the slowly upping tempo till it █ █ reaches the moment you wait to mosh. The same █ █ thing applies to my favourite song of the band, █ █ which is "S.D.I.", the song structure looks █ █ similar, but I prefer this one a little bit █ █ especially because of its intense catchiness. One █ █ of the most recognized songs is the famous "Sign █ █ of Evil" track, this really shows that these guys █ █ knew how to write great extreme music. Their █ █ musical skills were pretty good also, there's █ █ nothing too complex overall, but still have some █ █ interesting technical passages. █ █ All the formulas are present on this album to have █ █ epic songs, fast as hell riffs, interesting █ █ structures, insane drumming performance, harsh and █ █ graspy vocals of Lemmy of course, which can be █ █ best heard in the "M.A.O.T." track for example. █ █ There's even some cool guitar solos as well as an █ █ instrumental song that has plenty of them, called █ █ "What About the Time After". The whole album never █ █ really slows down in tempo, it's basically a █ █ vicious attack from the beginning to the end. █ █ Typical of the 80s German thrash metal scene you █ █ might say. The subjects that Violent Force █ █ addresses are mainly the violence (of course), war █ █ and society. They did sing about some evil things, █ █ but not quite as much as some other bands of that █ █ time though. █ █ To close this, I have to say that this album is an █ █ essential piece for any fans of thrash metal, in █ █ my book. All the material featured on this album █ █ rules, simple as that. It doesn't have a cult █ █ status in the underground for nothing, you know? █ █ This band has surely been a source of inspiration █ █ for lots of people that knew them. So, if you █ █ still didn't gave this album a listen, I hope you █ █ will do it soon because you would pass on █ █ something memorable. Violent Force is worthy of █ █ being a good part of the German metal music █ █ history for sure. █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ 31 years have passed since the release of █ █ "Malevolant Assault of Tomorrow" and I still do █ █ not know what went wrong with this promising █ █ project called Violent Force. The guys showed up █ █ at the right time (during the mid-eighties) at the █ █ right place (North Rhine-Westphalia, the epicenter █ █ of the German thrash metal scene). Their debut █ █ combined surprisingly mature songwriting with a █ █ large portion of aggression. In view of this, I █ █ thought that Violent Force would be the next big █ █ thing, at least in Germany. But I was wrong. The █ █ band never released a further album, although some █ █ of its members recorded another full-length in █ █ 1989. With regard to all these useless releases of █ █ a lot of less talented metal bands, I really have █ █ no adequate explanation for that. █ █ Be that as it may, "Malevolant Assault of █ █ Tomorrow" deserves a place of honour in the █ █ pantheon of German thrash metal. It was far away █ █ from the rumbling debuts of bands such as Kreator █ █ or Sodom while offering a different, yet equally █ █ effective sound adventure. The band was █ █ technically competent and did not need to hide █ █ behind its US-American competitors. Sharp riffs █ █ met energizing vocals while the intensely █ █ maltreated drums set the pace. You could use the █ █ label "Thrash with class" with full justification. █ █ Some of the compositions were slightly influenced █ █ by the punk movement that had taken place some █ █ years ago. Nevertheless, Violent Force performed █ █ more or less pure thrash metal. The moody homage █ █ to their hometown called Velbert opened the album. █ █ Due to its gripping bass line, this tune was a █ █ real earworm. The lyrics dealt with really big █ █ problems: "Silly poppers running wild / Keep on █ █ smiling like a child". Overwhelming poetry! But █ █ the band also wrote about more serious topics, for █ █ example Ronald Reagan┤s "Strategic Defense █ █ Initiative", one of his superb ideas during his █ █ presidency. █ █ The belligerent approach of the group was █ █ remarkable. Without neglecting technical █ █ refinement, the songs were clearly constructed and █ █ came straight to the point. This applied in █ █ particular to their short outbursts such as █ █ "Vengeance and Venom" that clocked in at 1:49 or █ █ "The Night". Additionally, they also offered █ █ thrash assaults with more melodic parts like █ █ "Destructed Life" or the courageous instrumental █ █ "What About the Time After?". Looking back, it █ █ almost seems like if they had known that they █ █ would not have many opportunities to release their █ █ material so that they offered the whole range of █ █ thrash on this output. But whatever they did, the █ █ result was amazing. I still appreciate each and █ █ every track of the record, especially the very █ █ intensive songs like "S.D.I." or the title track. █ █ The album benefitted from its flawless sound that █ █ was transparent and aggressive at the same time. █ █ It was produced, recorded and mixed by Kalle Trapp █ █ who had already worked together with thrash █ █ squadrons such as Destruction and Assassin. The █ █ powerful drums sounded as clear as the bone-dry █ █ guitars and the bass was not sidelined. Lemmy┤s █ █ energizing voice crowned the tunes in an amazingly █ █ good manner. As a result, the atmosphere of the █ █ songs perfectly matched with the title of the █ █ album. Just listen to the riffs at the beginning █ █ of "Soulbursting". They mark a prime example for █ █ musical malevolance until today. When all these █ █ aspects are taken into account, it remains a █ █ mystery to me why these guys from Velbert did not █ █ reach a similar status to that of bands like Holy █ █ Moses or Living Death. Atomic Steif, founding █ █ member of Violent Force and known, inter alia, █ █ from his collaboration with the two aforementioned █ █ groups, was well connected with some of the most █ █ important persons of the scene in Germany. █ █ Considering this background, I guess that Violent █ █ Force died a sudden death due to internal reasons. █ █ However, "Malevolant Assault of Tomorrow" is a █ █ milestone of German thrash metal and shows the █ █ very strong legacy of a young and restless band. █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ By 1987, German thrash metal was really anyone's █ █ game. Sodom, Destruction and Kreator had arrived, █ █ and classic albums in the genre had already █ █ unknowingly been issued, but even these bands were █ █ still ascending, developing their chops. Violent █ █ Force were formed pretty early on, in 1984, and █ █ after a series of demos, they managed to get this █ █ one album Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow released █ █ through the rapidly rising Roadrunner, before █ █ writing and recording a second (unreleased) album █ █ and disappearing in 1989. The band has recently █ █ reformed, after 20 years of vacancy, by guitarist █ █ Stachel and drummer Hille, but you have to wonder █ █ if it's really worth it... █ █ The reason being that Malevolent Assault of █ █ Tomorrow, while not exactly terrible, was at best █ █ a composite of the band's more successful █ █ countrymen. You can clearly hear the Destruction █ █ and Sodom comparisons throughout, with a dash of █ █ Kreator and also some Tankard delivered in the no █ █ frills attitude, and certainly Slayer. The problem █ █ is that Violent Force just don't write songs as █ █ strongly as those other names. There is plenty of █ █ punchy atmosphere to the guitar riffing, and █ █ snappy drums that set a similar stage to a █ █ Sentence of Death, Agent Orange or Pestilence's █ █ Malleus Maleficarum. Vocalist Lemmy (not the one █ █ you're thinking of) lends an adequately aggressive █ █ element, his tone somewhere between Tom █ █ Angelripper, Tom Araya and Gerre, and the █ █ production of the album is deceptively dated. █ █ If you hate old thrash recordings, you're unlikely █ █ to change your mind with the sound here, but if █ █ you enjoy the Teutonic touch of the mid-80s, it's █ █ honestly rather timeless. The drawback is that the █ █ songs just don't seem to hitchhike the attention █ █ span as violently as the other German works of █ █ 1986-1987. Little of the tireless, juvenile and █ █ jovial thrust of a Zombie Attack. None of the █ █ blitzkrieg barbarity of a Pleasure to Kill. █ █ Clinical, cold riffs that don't quite measure up █ █ to the scalpel slicing of Sentence of Death or █ █ Infernal Overkill. There are some raucous, rowdy █ █ pieces like "Vengeance and Venom", "Soulbursting" █ █ and "The Night" that send shivers of rusted, █ █ brutal antiquity down the spine of the genre's █ █ connoisseur, but the actual notation seems █ █ average, fuel only for the viral speed and █ █ exploding leads. A few tracks like "S.D.I." and █ █ the instrumental "What About the Time After" fare █ █ better, with more adventurous musicality, but even █ █ these become only vaguely distinct against the far █ █ better efforts of the period. █ █ I'd note that there are actually two drummers on █ █ this album, Jurgen Hillebrand and Atomic Steif. █ █ The latter plays on only a few tracks, but would █ █ see more success in bands like Living Death, Holy █ █ Moses and Sodom. Lemmy and Steif would also join █ █ forces in another band called Sacred Chao, which █ █ was little more than a short lived exodus of █ █ several Living Death members. Otherwise, the rest █ █ of the Violent Force lineup has been pretty quiet █ █ in the metal realm, with Malevolent Assault of █ █ Tomorrow settling largely into the dust of █ █ obscurity (with a limited 2007 remaster and █ █ re-issue). I've not heard that remaster, but I can █ █ only recommend this to the most passionate of █ █ German thrash fans. The songs here go a long way █ █ towards evoking nostalgia for the style and place, █ █ but unfortunately they just don't have the lasting █ █ impact you expect from the Big Three, or other █ █ bands like Tankard, Holy Moses, Vendetta and █ █ Deathrow. █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ In Germany in the 80s the thrash/speed metal bands █ █ arose like mushrooms everywhere. We all know the █ █ most important ones, but beside those ones, we █ █ must also mention other, almost unknown realities █ █ back in those days. The thrash metal virus █ █ contaminated almost every single band that wanted █ █ to play hard and fast. This Violent Force is a █ █ band that published just one album in their █ █ career, after several demos. The things were █ █ harder for them because probably they were not so █ █ lucky, but their strength brought them to achieve █ █ the goal of releasing a full-length. █ █ Their style, as I said, is a fast thrash that more █ █ than once can be seen as speed too. The influences █ █ can come from abroad in terms of thrash metal, █ █ like Exodus and old Overkill but thereÆs something █ █ reminiscent of the german thrash/speed style and a █ █ band like Living Death. If the first track is on █ █ continue up tempo and fast bass drum parts, the █ █ following ôSoulburstingö shows some melodies by █ █ the guitars but the violence remains high, as well █ █ as the speed. The up tempo parts are brutal and █ █ the guitars solos are simply adjoins of brutality █ █ through lots of tremolo pickings. █ █ The vocals are raspy, with a strong German accent █ █ on them like itÆs meant to be for a band like █ █ this. The sheer brutality of the riffs and the █ █ drums on ôVengeance and Venomö is reminiscent of █ █ early Pestilence too, with the schizophrenic █ █ patterns of early Kreator. The bass is always █ █ pounding behind the wall of sound created by the █ █ intense, always fast drumming and the relentless █ █ work by the guitars. Everything is getting faster █ █ and faster and we cannot chill out even for a █ █ second. ôM.A.O.T.ö welcomes us with a screamed █ █ refrain and always damn fast parts. █ █ The production is not the best one because itÆs █ █ old fashioned but IÆve always said that I liked █ █ this style and IÆm here to confirm it once again. █ █ By the way, thereÆs not a lack of heaviness due to █ █ the production. The various thrash styles by this █ █ band are good and we can pass easily from the █ █ canonical speed/thrash, to a brutal one to return █ █ to normal thrash patterns. I think that the first █ █ mid-paced parts come with the beginning to ôWhat █ █ About The Time Afterö where the band generally is █ █ calmed down for few minutes; then we return to █ █ speed. With ôSign of Evilö we return to the past █ █ where the thrash and speed line was thin and █ █ actually very good. █ █ The title track is more bound to death/thrash █ █ again and ôThe Nightö follows the same style with █ █ two minutes of at the speed of light solos, up █ █ tempo parts and crunchy, hyper fast riffs. Here █ █ can notice some more hardcore components like in █ █ old D.R.I. and Cryptic Slaughter. ôDestructed █ █ Lifeö is thrasher is style again with some more █ █ mid-paced sections and a sad solo too by the █ █ middle! The final ôS.D.I.ö shows some galloping █ █ riffs by the beginning to be again on total speed █ █ going on. Overall, coming to the end of my review, █ █ this is a worthy album. ItÆs not the best you █ █ could find at the time but itÆs remarkable for the █ █ way they mix several kinds of fast music and for █ █ the way they were angryà good work! █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ "Malevolent Assault Of Tomorrow" by Violent Force █ █ is sadly one of the most underrated german thrash █ █ metal albums. They sound a lot like Kreator in █ █ most of the songs, but this is not a rip-off band! █ █ Starting with the production, wich could be better █ █ of course, but still is not annoying and you can █ █ hear every instrument relatively clear. It sounds █ █ a lot better than most of the other german thrash █ █ albums of those years. So the production is not a █ █ problem. █ █ The whole album is actually solid, except the █ █ first song, "Dead City" wich is strongly █ █ motorhead-influenced. Not a bad song, but surely █ █ not the highlight of the album. It seems like a █ █ song from another band that was on the album by █ █ mistake! The rest of the album is surprisingly █ █ amazing. Lightning-speed aggressive riffs, some █ █ melodies/solos here and there (you can't claim it █ █ is a melodic album though! just the right ammount █ █ of melody to make the songs more rich), and a very █ █ agressive voice! You could say Lemmie's voice █ █ isn't such great on its own, but his vocals really █ █ fit into the songs, and (most important) are full █ █ of passion! You can really feel the hate inside █ █ him when he sings. █ █ Generally it is one of the most aggressive albums █ █ in classic thrash metal, it deserves to be far █ █ more known than it is. █ █ Highlights: Soulbursting, Vengeance And Venom, █ █ Violent Force, and the ultimate thrash hymn Sign █ █ Of Evil. Essential for every true thrasher. █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ The Kama Sutra teaches us that there are a great █ █ many ways to please a man. This is not one of █ █ them. Being generic, bad and not knowing what kind █ █ of thrash are some of the bad habits that Violent █ █ Force possesses. Might just as well be the reason █ █ this is their only distributed release. As Thamuz █ █ wrote, itÆs inconsistent as well. The guitars █ █ sound Germanà However there are a lot more leads █ █ than we usually get. Riffs range from Kreator █ █ rip-offs to a mellower variant. They never get █ █ close to the melodious ones of VendettaÆs or the █ █ tense, vibrating power of ExodusÆ. But they tend █ █ to have a lot of the raw aggression of KreatorÆs, █ █ just to drop all the feeling they carry and become █ █ indifferent tapping of strings that sure show some █ █ musical skill but no concentration when writing █ █ songsà █ █ And guitars arenÆt the sole inconsistent element █ █ either. The drums are at certain points played █ █ with a frantic fury that one just canÆt deny. Then █ █ the drummer loses all inspiration as well and we █ █ get some bland, almost monotonous moments. The █ █ opening song, Dead City, is a great start, █ █ thoroughly influenced by Motorhead. The bass is █ █ great on this song too, with its distorted sound █ █ in the start and later leaps and rhythms. Then, █ █ unfortunately, all the Kreator worship is pumped █ █ in. Somehow the ôKreator partö is much less █ █ inspired, much less tight. ItÆs like they wrote █ █ the first song, thought itÆd be great then █ █ starting to rip off their idols to fill up the █ █ rest of the space. Mistake. BIG mistake. █ █ Then we have the vocals. Doing thrash vocals is a █ █ hard job and Violent ForceÆs own Lemmie obviously █ █ failed. He has the usual German accent and ok, █ █ itÆs hard to do anything about I guess. Doing █ █ these pointless screams and yelling vocal lines █ █ faster than you can pronounce them is a bad idea █ █ though. He stumbles on his words, and well, he █ █ hasnÆt got much of a voice either. A range that █ █ could be measured with a centimetre ruler isnÆt █ █ much to brag with. He shouts his lines and as █ █ eager as he is to start shouting the next line, he █ █ increases the pitch, ending up sounding breathless █ █ rather than having an attitude. █ █ What is there to say, really. There isnÆt a solid █ █ thing about this album. Not even the production is █ █ solidly bad, it switches from decent to very bad, █ █ hiding away the guitars and vocals when youÆd like █ █ to hear them the most. The production, the music, █ █ the entire album switches from raw to polished. █ █ From good to bad too. ItÆs just unbalanced and █ █ inconsistent. Pretty much another 80Æs release to █ █ ignore. █ █ █ █ --- █ █ █ █ The sole full-length by one of the lesser known █ █ German thrash bands, Violent Force, is quite a hit █ █ and miss affair. There are moments of sheer █ █ head-banging joy, and then there are some moments █ █ where youÆll find yourself shaking your head as if █ █ you were following a game of ping-pong back and █ █ forth from side on. █ █ The sound is quite typical of the German scene of █ █ the 80s, meaning it is very raw and not so geared █ █ towards melody as some of their American █ █ counterparts of the era were. One major █ █ discrepancy that can be noticed is the songs are █ █ inundated with leads and solos, something that █ █ isnÆt so common to many Thrash bands. This does █ █ get obnoxious at times, as many of the leads a █ █ similar in sound, causing a sense of monotony and █ █ tedium. █ █ Some of the riffs are really quite good, with █ █ traces of punk-like flair, combined with the █ █ rhythmic energy that epitomises the Thrash genre. █ █ Probably the best example of this is in the opener █ █ æDead CityÆ where the distorted bass intro leaps █ █ into a lively riff with the obvious flair and █ █ simplicity of punk entangled in the sheer █ █ intensity of thrash. You must at this point begin █ █ to bang your head, or face being looked down upon █ █ by those who did. Sadly though, these riffs arenÆt █ █ in enough abundance for this to be considered a █ █ classic and it is really disappointing that the █ █ band is so inconsistent with their song writing █ █ when they are clearly capable of much more. █ █ The closest comparison of the band to another can █ █ be denoted to Kreator. The band is capable of █ █ stringing together the aggressive riff-structures █ █ that Kreator made famous. Yet, this similarity to █ █ Kreator is also their biggest downfall. The band █ █ doesnÆt really tap into an exclusive sound that █ █ they can truly call their own. At times the band █ █ plays some really generic and bland riffs that █ █ seem fast for the purpose of being fast and are █ █ merely only one or two rough chords put together. █ █ These lifeless incarnations are often █ █ repetitiously used, and in some instances an █ █ entire song will only consist of no more than two █ █ or three of these bland riffs with the addition of █ █ the over-use of monotonous leads as █ █ aforementioned. It is on these occasions the band █ █ sounds like a third-rate Kreator clone mixed with █ █ a wannabe shred Metal band. A mixture that reminds █ █ me of the time I tried soda on my cerealà █ █ The band is also at times let down by a poor █ █ production, subsequently taking the punch and █ █ clarity out of the guitar tone. This isnÆt always █ █ a problem, but there certainly are times where █ █ more time could have been spent getting the █ █ production right. █ █ The inconsistency of this CD is probably enough to █ █ keep potential fans away, but there are also a █ █ couple of gems on here, and the random scattering █ █ of great riffs amongst the debris. I can certainly █ █ think of worse ways to spend an afternoon, such as █ █ playing ækiss chaseyÆ with a dozen two hundred █ █ pound females with noses the size of baseballs. █ █ But, you could also be banging your head to the █ █ real thing, being Kreator of course. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Dead City 4:53 ░ ░ 2. Soulbursting 3:53 ░ ░ 3. Vengeance and Venom 1:50 ░ ░ 4. M.A.O.T. 3:06 ░ ░ 5. What About the Time After? 5:01 ░ ░ 6. Sign of Evil 4:04 ░ ░ 7. Violent Force 2:59 ░ ░ 8. The Night 2:25 ░ ░ 9. Destructed Life 4:44 ░ ░ 10. S.D.I. 4:51 ░ ░ 11. Untitled Track 1 4:28 ░ ░ 12. Untitled Track 2 3:28 ░ ░ 13. Untitled Track 3 4:23 ░ ░ 14. Untitled Track 4 4:31 ░ ░ 15. Untitled Track 5 4:06 ░ ░ 16. Untitled Track 6 4:20 ░ ░ 17. Untitled Track 7 4:59 ░ ░ 18. Untitled Track 8 3:03 ░ ░ 71:04 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░