Devastator – “Underground ‘N’ Roll”

Underground ‘N’ Roll was the 2009 release from Italian band Devastator. Stylistically this record lies somewhere at the intersection of thrash metal and punk rock, with driving beats and lots of big background vocals and chants. As a fan of both thrash and punk I wish I had something really good to say about this release, but for me it just does not work. The melding of both genres seems very disconnected and at times scattered; so much so that I had a hard time getting through the whole disc. Another problem I had, and perhaps it’s not quite politically correct, is that something seems to be lost in the vocal presentation when the Italian singer belts out his lines in English… again, it just didn’t work for me at all.

Track Listing:

01. Sambafukka Orchestra
02. Here We Go
03. Satan Porno Dog
04. Cemetery Beach
05. No Scout? Yes, Party!
06. Desert
07. Dead Pride
08. Rotten Surf
09. A Very Famous Corpse
10. Underground ‘N’ Roll
11. Smash Metal Drink Beer
12. My Sweet Cardinal
13. I Hate Cover Bands
14. Metal J. Fox
15. Hypocrisy

Run Time: 30:21
Release Date: April 26, 2009

Check out the song: “Underground ‘N’ Roll”