Ça a l'air très intéressant malgré le son pourri de la vidéo, merci, va falloir que je me choppe ça en CD un jour.
Bon, la suite du classement de BW&BK, et ça me va là
#9) RAZOR - Evil Invaders (Attic - 1985)
Evil Invaders (second full-length and remarkably the second in ’85) is one of those landmark albums of a certain type of Canuck thrash, namely the near spontaneous, loose, fast, not to complicated form that gets pits swirling and heads-cracked open. Leader of the band and guitarist Dave Carlo is celebrated for the above vision, holding it all together with razor wire and speedy riff-mastery on such semi-classics as ‘Cross Me Fool’, ‘Cut Throat’, 'Instant Death' and the title track (check out the classic video below), songs that seem to make the statement that everything about thrash should be laid down with less sleep and more beer. Evil Invaders ranks with the best METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH had on offer at the time. And let's not forget about the throat, Stace "Sheepdog" McLaren who spit venom … pure extreme genius.
#8) RUSH – Signals (Anthem – 1982)
Signals was considered a bit of a shocker after the guitar sparkle all over Moving Pictures, the band going for a smoother sound with more synthesizers massaged into the mix. It definitely angered harder rocking RUSH fans, yet quietly and methodically, the record seems to have won over almost everybody, led into the liking by opening masterpiece ‘Subdivisions’, Rush’s grand statement of alienation along with a leap into the future like ‘Jump’ and In Through The Out Door, in terms of guitar bands willfully exploring keys. And it did helped the beloved trio crack into the mainstream in the US as 'New World Man' hit #21 on the US Hot 100 - yes, the single charts! But the likes of 'The Analog Kid' and 'Digital Man' snuffed out any sell-out cries. And 'Countdown' has always been embraced by NASA and was dedicated to "the astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their inspiration and cooperation," as mentioned in the album's notes. Another daring episode from Rush, a band that knows no boundaries!
#7) STRAPPING YOUNG LAD – City (Century Media – 1997)
Devin Townsend’s a Canuck metal institution, one of Canada’s most prolific creative forces across all kinds of metal and dare we say neo-prog. But back on the band’s second album, the sound was a fresh and shocking extreme thrash, almost of a white noise variety, seductively sweetened by melodies out of CHEAP TRICK. It was a shocking sound but one instantly embraced by serious music fans who could rise to the challenge. Future albums would find the band morphing as any intense artistic unit is wont to do, leaving City as a magic snapshot of a complex idea brilliantly executed.
The band - which also featured Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass and drum monster Gene Hoglan (DEATH, TESTAMENT, FEAR FACTORY) - would eventually be recognized by fans and critics alike, who finally caught up with Townsend's vision as we all 'All Hail(ed) The New Flesh'!