Now we're talking. I'm a huge professional wrestling fan, particularly of the hard-hitting Japanese style, but classic WWE is also something I like, and these German thrashers have delved into that period to offer up pro-wrestling inspired thrash that is both savage and funny at the same time. For instance, Don't Try This At Home, the album's title, refers to the ad campaign that the WWE had used in the past, especially during the Attitude Era's heyday in the late 1990s to warn drunk assholes not to perform these moves on other drunk assholes in the backyards of the world. Other topics included in the songs are the murder of Dino Bravo, the insane rants of the Sheikh, Kurt Angle's broken neck, and Syco Sid's exploits, among other topics that aren't as instantly recognizable. I love that the band wears lucha masks in their promo photo, which you can see below. Amazing. Vocally, the singer is somewhere between a shout and a growl, and he clearly has influence from black and death metal. Every song is an aggressive, visceral bit of thrash, and clearly takes a ton of influence from Slayer and S.O.D. Even their solos are Slayer-esque, just napalming notes and intensity. I can't speak highly enough of this band, and even if you don't enjoy the wrestling subject matter, you'll find their music to be top notch thrash metal.
