Zoetrope - Mind Over Splatter (1993)

Artist : Zoetrope
Country : USA
Release : Mind Over Splatter
Year : 1993
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320

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Mind Over Splatter is quite a nostalgic affair. At this point there was little left of Zoetrope's original line-up, but the album still carries unmistakable elements of the band's customary, slightly punkish "street thrash" style that their earlier works established. The sound quality could be better, though, as the production is sort of muffled and hollow, and the guitars in particular lack sharpness. On the other hand, some flaws only add to the general organic and non-artificial feel. Complete with powerful holler-like vocals, this music has some strangely attractive uplifting quality, not to forget that the snappiest tracks like Down And Out and Tomorrow It's You are simply quite fine thrashers. (The terrible rap song Splattered must be only a joke and fortunately very short as such.) If speed/thrash metal with a notable degree of feelgood value sounds interesting to you then Mind Over Splatter is not a bad choice at all.

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Zoetrope - A Life Of Crime (1987)

Artist : Zoetrope
Country : USA
Release : A Life Of Crime
Year : 1987
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320

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If street-credible speed/thrash metal is your thing then Zoetrope's A Life Of Crime hardly disappoints. Featuring possibly the thrashiest tracks in the band's discography up to this point, this album flows at varying degrees of high speed from start to finish. Zoetrope's less extreme early speed metal tendencies still show, and there are a couple of slower stompers as well, but these never get downright sluggish. With such a straightforward approach to their music, the band play all tracks in a completely unstrained manner that gives this release an original touch of free spirit. Considering that the fastest songs like Detention, Promiscuity and Prohibition still sound fine even today, it is not too hard to find the result likeable despite its old age.

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Zoetrope - Amnesty (1985) [Remastered]

1. Indecent Obsessions
2. Kill The Enemy
3. Mercenary
4. Amnesty
5. Member In A Gang
6. Break Your Back
7. Another Chance
8. Creatures
9. Trip Wire
10. Kill The Enemy (''Metal Log Vol. 1'' Demo 1983 ) (Bonus Track)
11. Speed Zone (''Metal Log Vol. 1'' Demo 1983 ) (Bonus Track)
12. The Company Man (''Metal Log Vol. 1'' Demo 1983 ) (Bonus Track)
13. Member In A Gang (''Metal Log Vol. 1'' Demo 1983 ) (Bonus Track)
14. Death Of A High School Narc (Demo) (Bonus Track)
15. She's Brain Dead (Demo) (Bonus Track)
16. Speed Zone (Demo) (Bonus Track)
17. Cops (Demo) (Bonus Track)

Artist : Zoetrope
Country : USA
Release : Amnesty [Remastered]
Year : 1985
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 192/320

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The band was influenced by the likes of 7 Seconds, Articles of Faith, Rights of the Accused, Life Sentence, Out of Order, Die Kruezen and created their own form of hardcore thrash, which they dubbed "street metal". In the file I have included both the first press version ripped at 320 and the reissue edition with bonus tracks at 192.

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