Band : Acid Drinkers
Album Title : Verses Of Steel
Label : Regain Records
Distributor : Music Shock - Suburban
Release Date 22/05/2009
Review : CD

Acid Reign were one of the very few Polish thrash metal bands that actually made a name for themselves…at least for a little while..
The band's style is something in the Anthrax/Suicidal Tendencies vein though with rougher vocals and a less heavy production. Despite the overall feel being not too aggressive, this album builds up some decent speed.. However, mostly the songs flow without leaving a mark anywhere, and while “In a black sail wrapped” and “Red shining fur” are a couple of clever tracks they are not quite enough to make the whole album appear impressive. Acid Drinker’s crossover sound is kind of nice and the band apparently have some style of their own, but as a whole Verses Of Steel sounds somewhat bland with only a few slightly interesting moments. While it does have a powerful start, most of the time this album just sounds rather standard on all counts. At times the vocalist's accent somehow irritates me but that's eventually a non-issue. Still, the songwriting is average at best and although the band's delivery is quite energetic throughout, this album as a whole lacks some long-lasting appeal. Pretty basic stuff, can't say much more about it.

70/100

Peter Brems.