{"id":44967,"date":"2014-09-10T18:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T23:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=44967"},"modified":"2014-09-10T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T23:11:03","slug":"addictive-kick-em-hard-rebooted-edition-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/addictive-kick-em-hard-rebooted-edition-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Addictive | Kick \u2018Em Hard (Rebooted Edition)<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"AddictiveMost people, if they think of the Australian thrash metal scene in the late \u201880s at all, will most likely name Mortal Sin as the standout band. The scene boasted another impressive talent in Addictive, a Sydney-based band that actually shared a couple of members with Mortal Sin. The band issued a pair of noteworthy albums – 1989\u2019s Pity of Man<\/em> and the Bob Daisley-produced 1993 release Kick \u2018Em Hard<\/em> \u2013 before suffering the fate of so many other thrash bands in the mid \u201890s.<\/p>\n

Addictive\u2019s sound draws heavily on a pair of early thrash legends, namely Megadeth and early Metallica. Part of that is Greg Smith\u2019s snarling, almost barked vocal approach, but the riffs and staccato rhythms also have a Megadeth feel. On Pity of Man there\u2019s a harsher, more Kreator meets Testament raw energy, which works very well. By the time Kick \u2018Em Hard<\/em> was released, musical trends had shifted, but you\u2019d never know it from that album, which was still full-on thrash metal but had a more polished sound. Either album would have been right at home in the Bay Area thrash scene.<\/p>\n

After way too many years out of print, the Divebomb label has reissued both Addictive albums in one deluxe set. The new 2-disc collection, titled Kick \u2018Em Hard: Rebooted Edition<\/em>, is essentially a full Addictive anthology. Disc 1 features the full Kick \u2018Em Hard<\/em> album plus the \u201cCrazy Train\u201d single and a pair of bonus demo tracks. Disc 2 features the full Pity of Man<\/em> album plus the complete 1988 Ward 74<\/em> demo as bonus tracks. All songs have been newly remastered by Jamie King, and sound incredible. It also features a hefty booklet that\u2019s loaded with vintage photos and a new band interview.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re into classic thrash metal, particularly the early Metallica, Megadeth, Testament and Kreator sounds (even better if you already know Mortal Sin), Addictive is a band that\u2019s well worth discovering, even all these years later. And since you can hear all the available Addictive material in one killer collection, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nJoe Buttigieg (g)
\nMick Sultana (g)
\nGreg Smith (v) (b)
\nSteve Moore (d, disc 1)
\nMatt Coffey (d, disc 2)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n\tDisc 1
\n1.\tDistemper
\n2.\tWaiting For Yesterday
\n3.\tKick \u2018Em Hard
\n4.\tYou\u2019re Perfect
\n5.\tTowards Extinction
\n6.\tWacked
\n7.\tYou Never Know
\n8.\tMan Made Act of God
\n9.\tServes You Right
\n10.\tBitch
\n11.\tCrazy Train
\n12.\tSniper (demo)
\n13.\tLook Before You Leap (demo)<\/p>\n

Disc 2
\n1.\tGet Out of My Life
\n2.\tCome Before the Storm
\n3.\tBoiling Point
\n4.\tSonder Kommando
\n5.\tThe Forge
\n6.\tWhat Ward RU In?
\n7.\tEchoes of the Mind
\n8.\tAddictive Friend
\n9.\tMy Foe
\n10.\tPity of Man
\n11.\tAddictive Friend (demo)
\n12.\tSonder Commando (demo)
\n13.\tWhat Ward Are You In? (demo)
\n14.\tPity of Man (demo)
\n15.\tCome Before the Storm (demo)<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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