MOTTEK Fatal Violence LP + inner. monster thrash metal. Check samples.

Mottek: Fatal Violence
Type: Full-length
Release date: 1990
Label: Sucker

Originally founded as a Hardcore/Punk band but then released this monster of a thrash metal album. Complex, fast and angry

1. Desperate Maniacs in Endless Confusion 02:18
2. Fatal Violence 04:39
3. Bury Your Remorse 05:17
4. Dream about Her Dying 05:05
5. Bombs over Bombay 05:06
6. Requiem Shuffle 04:28
7. Fact and Fiction 04:52
8. Tear Me Apart 05:07
9. Escape in Death 04:18
41:10

Mottek are one of several European bands crossing the bridge from punk/hardcore music to the metal realm in the mid to late 80s (alongside fellow Germans Rumble Militia)and some might argue the validity of such a maneuver, but in both cases it turns out to be rather genuine. Fatal Violence is the only album by this band, but it's a thrash album with some amazingly tough riffs, a charging tone highly reminiscent of Metallica ala Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets, with some of the methodical, cutting fortitude of Testament, Destruction or Kreator.

In fact, this is one of the closest albums I've ever heard to Master of Puppets in terms of the actual guitars, and in this light Mottek remind me of what Accuser were writing about this time. Concrete, forceful rhythms that almost invariably cause the sensation of neck strain upon contact. The one difference is the vocals, which here are quite varied. Normally, there's a dirty and lackadaisical barking drag happening ("Fatal Violence", "Bombs Over Bombay", "Fact or Fiction"), but once in awhile they take on a more emotional merit not unlike James Hetfield. I don't actually care for the former, which are in the majority here, but the riffs are so often so damn good that I find them pretty easy to overlook, where elsewhere I might have the entire experience spoiled.

Yes, the mix of ballistic riffing force with hostile melodies is simply too much of that prescription the surgeon weaned me on as a young lad, which gradually transformed into a lifelong addiction to mother fucking thrash. Tracks like "Tear Me Apart" and "Requiem Shuffle" still kill me like it was 1986 all over again. They left us with this uncanny yet memorable effort in their wake. There were not enough bands playing with precisely this tone and formulating it into riffs worth a damn, so it stands as an unsung, minor triumph.

Tear Me Apart:

Requiem Shuffle: