EP (2008)
(Reviewer: Billy Taylor)
Damnas is a name that should be familiar to anyone who follows the London thrash scene, having been on countless bills and violated many a thrashophile’s senses. This EP is their first release and by no means a shabby one, as it gives a definite feel of what Damnas is all about. That being a series of brutal social reflections wrapped in a symphony of pugilistic riffs, groovy breakdowns and storming lead guitar work. These are all complemented by Antonis “Donny” Christodoulides’s fast-paced and aggressive vocal style, leaving each word stamped into your mind as if by a steel toe-capped boot.
For this reviewer one of the better tracks on the EP is ‘The End Begins’; with its bleak wordplay, excellent melodies and harsh guitar tone it comes across as a very close summary of the world as it stands in this depressive century. The other track that stands out on the EP is ‘Corrupt Mind’; a beautifully written acoustic introduction evolves into a gruesome tale of a serial killer reflecting on himself and his crimes.
I would highly recommend this release to anyone that enjoys excellent riff-writing and stark social imagery with tinges of Kreator and Exodus, and for those who dwell in darker territory than beer and zombies.
