4 stars out of 5 - "...Reaffirms their status as the pre-eminent metal band of the modern era....They broke with the conventions of thrash metal to record the genre's first power ballad in 'Fade To Black'...", "The songs here display the firepower, dexterity and drive to innovate that prevailed before 'Enter Sandman' introduced a more broad-strokes variety of bombast.", "The album included melody, maturity and musical intelligence. It was these traits which helped them broaden metal's scope..."
Number of Discs
2
Additional Information
Second LP in 1984 proved the speed metal act no flash, with darker, deeper lyrics and compositions extending to dirges and ballads.