Speckmann Project

Paul Speckmann’s first and only effort is a fucking killer album! It features old school death/thrash metal like early Master and I believe that all the energies and inspiration that should have been used in the “Collection Of Souls” album were directly transferred here because this one is far more better! The production is old school but clear and fucking powerful.

Aaron Nickeas, that played in “On The Seventh Day…” too is a great drummer, essential but with a great skill in playing the bass drum: fucking fast! Obviously in a re-written song like “Funeral Bitch” (from the Funeral Bitch group’s first period) you can notice the unfailing Hellhammer influences. Great. The things are getting even better with the great “Rabid Anger” with plenty of up tempos and a catchy refrain.

Actually, “On the Seventh Day…” still remains the top in this field but with this piece of metal we can really go close. After a more mid paced “Mangled Dehumanization”, the up tempos take revenge on the powerful “Fallen From Grave”, a fucking great song. Paul’s vocals are always great and a true trademark with the raw tonality, but never too screamed. “Pay To Die” (re-recorded from Death Strike period) is amazing! One of the best here with restless drumming.

Like in early Master, the refrains are always very important in their sound and along with great verses, create always catchy songs and the guitars work is always very inspired and quite never boring. For sure you would not expect from a song like the final “Live For Free” a devastating drum work like that by the end. Massive brutality.

What a surprise! Recommended for any death/thrash metal fan who loved very first Master’s albums.