ARMAGEDOM - SILENCIO FUNEBRE - JUNE 6, 1986

ARMAGEDOM - SILENCIO FUNEBRE - JUNE 6, 1986

Meanwhile in Sao Paulo, Brazil where punk music was thriving and thrash metal was on the verge of really digging its roots into the country, the album Silencio Fu by Armagedom was released. This album left me grasping at straws to consider it even a thrash and death crossover although the very few characteristics that could make it be considered so stood out enough in the material. The band’s obvious aim was focusing on speed although it seemed like they didn’t have the skill to back even that up. There were a few redeeming moments instrumentally although those were few and far between and utterly dismissible when the vocals entered the equation. The largest characteristic that brought me to keep this album on the list wasn’t from a technical point of view but more of an emotional one. They make an assault of ferocity that was a bit harsher and had a different feel from your average standard of thrash that leaves it in the debatable realm of what could be determined as death metal.

I don’t foresee myself ever listening to this album again, of the listens that I gave it I found myself counting down each time for the end of this 29 minute juvenile and distorted attempt at a thrash metal album stretching for more. Whether the “more” is from an artistic stand point and trying to dig into something rougher with a different brand of intensity or just stumbling upon it from lack of skill I’m not sure, however I’d bet money on the later.

Stand outs: Asilo na existencia (although that was a stretch even)

Rating: 2/10