Mexican thrashers Phantom finally issues a full-length album, and one which boasts some of this years best cover artwork. Guadalajara-based Phantom has that vicious vintage flavour; scathing, zipping bursts of spiteful energy that frantically weave their wiry way through your veins. It's essentially no frills nastiness but with a vigour and vim channelled through frothing riffs and ravenous percussion. Fans of early Slayer, Early Kreator, Hallows Eve, etc take note!!! (Neil Arnold)
