I know Master/Paul Speckman is supposed to be legendary in the death/ thrash metal underground. This is the first full length I have come across and I'm glad I did. Very, very enjoyable old school happy thrash. The drumming by Aaron Nickeas cracked me up at first. He's good, but his simple punky polka-type beats haven't been used since M-Bro was in Razor! Glad he uses them minimally. Jeff Kobie's leads are pretty cool too. Speckman's singing/songwriting is concise. The songs are catchy.

I can see a range of folks enjoying this, as it is sort of crossover in a Sacrifice/Sudden Impact-type of way, The cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak" is cool, not just a duplicate of the original. This was released in 1993 and I wish I had heard it sooner. Fans of Kreator, Whiplash, Razor, early Metallica, Sodom, etc will enjoy MASTER. The tracks are- Constant Reminders/ Taste of Insanity/ Hidden Stories/ Glorify the Dead/ Blinded Faith/ Justice or Fate/ Jailbreak/ Collection of Souls/ Silver Spoon.

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