Outrage
Outrageous Songs from 1987 to 2004
Rating
Style: Power/Thrash Metal
Release date: 2008
 

This is a retrospective collection of one of the probably most known metal band to emerge from the Islands of Japan. Outrage was created back some time in the early 80’s, where they started out as a mediocre and not very inspired metal band, mostly doing covers of NWOBHM songs. In the later 80’s they turned into a very heavily bay area thrash inspired band with a twist to power metal, tribute to Metallica most of all – If you didn’t know all material from either one of or both bands, you might mistake some of their numbers for the others.

Since the beginning the band has gone through some line up changes, but according to the info I could get hold of, the band is back to their strongest formation, Naoki Hashimoto (who joined the band in ’86 and left in ‘99) is back on vocals, and the rest of the band is founding members Yosuke Abe on guitars, Yoshihiro Yasui on bass and Shinya Tange on drums.

My personal favourite album is “Live Until Deaf” from ’95, and the absolute hammer track from that album „Megalomania“ is also included here – very nice look back.

In 2008 a best of/compilation (recorded live) was issued, and there’s supposed to be a studio album on the way sometime soon. If they can live up to the power of their previous doings, I’m really looking forward to that one.

If you’re a fan of the powerthrash-style of the 80’s and 90’s and don’t know this band yet, by all means check it out.

Tracklist

01.

My Final Day

02.

Madness

03.

Veiled Sky

04.

Fangs

05.

Megalomania

06.

You Suck

07.

Under Control Of Law

08.

Curtain Of History

09.

Blind To Reality

10.

Call Of The Hunter

11.

Just Believe In Me

12.

The Day Of Rage

13.

Mr. Rightman

14.

Broken Man

15.

Deadbeat

Label: JVC/Victor Records
Provided by: Outrage
Reviewed by: Claus Melsen
Date: September 6th 2009
Website: www.outrage-jp.com
  www.myspace.com/outrageousjapanese