Crisix – Full HD
Release Date: 15th April 2022
Label: Listenable Records
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Genre: Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Hardcore.
FFO: Slayer, Hatebreed, Anthrax, Pantera.
Review By: Anthony Petitt
Full HD is the sixth full length release from Spanish thrash band Crisix. The album’s first song The Many Licit Paths begins with a moody middle-eastern influenced intro which leads us into the meat of the song, which features aggressive but very listenable vocals and catchy guitar riffs. There is a sense of urgency here that permeates the whole record. The song is just under five minutes, but flies by.
Extreme Fire Hazard is a straight ahead scream-along thrasher. Next up is our title track, Full HD, which starts at a middling tempo but quickly shifts to breakneck speeds which are near-impossible to not move to. Macarena Mosh is as chaotic and fun as the song title would suggest. First Anthrax gave us Caught In A Mosh, now Crisix presents Macarena Mosh, and it lives up to its predecessor.
Speak Your Truth has an intricate and heavy intro, which leads into empowering lyrics and an unpredictable arrangement. The song keeps the listener on their toes by never quite knowing what may happen next. Beast is a very fun, almost bouncy track which doesn’t fail to keep up the tempo previously established on the album. Full HD is never boring.
John Was Born for Metal briefly takes the record on a left turn, with a synthesizer and melodic guitar intro. The rest of the tune is a run-of-the-mill speedy song, with some tasty bass work which helps to elevate it. W.N.M. United takes strong inspiration from Slayer, especially in the form of the harrowing, soaring screams found throughout. The slower sections of the track are super heavy and help to break up the repetition of the constant speed found on the record. Boc de Biterna features a similar detour in the form of epic-sounding choral vocals, which complement smooth-as-butter lead guitar runs. The album’s closing song Escape the Electric Fate has the only appearance of an acoustic guitar on the record. Even more interestingly, the electric guitar in the body of the song have an almost Djent sound to them.
Some of my favorite moments on the album are when the band stretches their creative wings into different avenues. Crisix are able to create compelling music in any style they choose, and it will be interesting to see where any possible deviation from their thrash formula takes them in the future. 
(4.5 / 5)
