Power Trip - Nightmare Logic

http://www.secret-face.com/

#FOR FANS OF: Thrash Metal

All 32 minutes is quite killer! Awesome riffs, original and catchy. That's what I liked the most out of this release. That and the vocals. Sad what happened to Riley, he was just too darn young. His vocals have an echo sound to them and hoarse sort of sound. They were pretty unique. I think they augmented the guitars. And the guitars were put together in a quite masterful way. I wouldn't change anything about this release. They lacked it a bit in the recording department, though that's my only sense of drawback with the release. But everything else is quite good. The drums went well aside the guitars.

This album could've been a bit longer, but I loved every bit of it. The music is the strongest force here. Not too familiar with crossover metal as I am with thrash metal but they're both meshed together. I liked what I heard though. The riffs are quite technical as hell. They sway all over the place. But it's in a good way, they all have their unique quality to them. Just the leads are a little sloppy, but not that bad. I think if they took out the leads and just kept it to the music itself then I would've given them a higher rating. Nevertheless, a good release from start to finish. That crunch tone guitar is just sick!

As I say, the production quality could've been a little bit better but everything was well orchestrated. They really did an ass-kicking job here. The recording quality just needed a little adjustment, that's pretty much it. In any case, this release just dominated. The vocals were like I said unique and went well with the music. I liked everything about this release except the production. It just needed a step up to it. But the guitar riffs made up for that. I made sure to hear this on digital before anything else. The album isn't that long but it's still pretty good to put on my "to get" list in terms of CD's.

Definitely check out the digital recording to this release and see what you think. I thought that the whole release was killer. But to each to their own. I wouldn't say "caveat emptor" I'd say that it's worth some spins through before you see about getting the actual CD. That is, if it's available. I would say a really strong release here and every minute of it was sick. The guitars are quite technical as hell. That's what's the highlight of this release. Even though Riley died, he left off with an amazing record that will in the thrash/crossover metal recordings that are just sickly. Take a listen to this! (Death8699)

(Southern Lord Recordings - 2017)
Score: 82

https://powertripsl.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-logic

Power Trip - Manifest Decimation

http://www.secret-face.com/

#FOR FANS OF: Thrash/Crossover/Hardcore

Definitely a better release than their newer material in my opinion. The vocalist (RIP) sets the tone for this one. And the guitars are simply astounding! The production was a little raw, but I think that that's what they wanted. I liked all the songs on here and I think that they have a lot to offer the metal world. I like this crossover/thrash genres blended. Seems to work well for them. The vocals are going good with the music! And the lead guitars were sick. I love the riffs on here! Definitely a boon to the release. Everyone is contributing something positive to this release! An immensely awesome album!

I think that the riffs hit home with me more than anything else. I'm new to the crossover genre, I suppose they captured that and thrash alongside it. Both genres are killer, they just killed it here! I enjoyed this whole album! These guys I hope will be around for a long time and I hope that they're going to find a replacement to their deceased vocalist! He was great, sad to see him leave this Earth. The music on here is top notch impeccable. I took note to the guitar riffs the most. But all members seemed to have contributed much to this album. They are definitely tops with me, ABSOLUTELY!

The production was a little raw, but not by much! They did their job well on here. From all aspects, I say that this is their best release. It's over 30 minutes and it's straightforward in terms of music/guitars. Everyone did their part, I'm glad I found this release! It captures some great music and what makes a quality release possible. I liked all of their material on here. The tempos, the meaty riffs, the leads, vocals, drums the whole works. They killed it on here so to speak! They definitely are ahead of their time with this. What a great contribution to the metal world, it's a shame their vocalist died!

I haven't bought this CD yet, but I might. I'm trying to downsize my collection and maybe just go digital. But I still think buying the CD to benefit the music industry is a must. I know all this is streaming but the physical copies to me are always the best. However, a wide majority of people just stream music through Spotify but showing the band that you really like their music. Get the CD, this one doesn't lack in any respect! Actually, I just bought the CD to show support for the band. I took my own advice and did it! We need listeners to remember CD's will never go out of style! Check out this LP! (Death8699)

(Southern Lord Recordings - 2013)
Score: 77

https://powertripsl.bandcamp.com/album/manifest-decimation-2