Foreseen: Helsinki Savagery 12" (10th Anniversary Edition)
New mastering, tip-on sleeve with updated artwork. Comes with a Foreseen sticker sheet, 12" lyric/photo insert and a promotional A2 poster.
“I was hesitant to call this a crossover record at first, until I realised that it just has in abundance what most crossover bands lack; speed. While it’s not necessarily a bad thing, most bands doing the crossover thing generally just stitch together the slower bits of thrash metal, like a sort of mosh part best-of, thrash without the thrash a la ‘Alpha Omega’.
This is not the approach taken by the boys from Helsinki. The tempo changes and mosh parts are still there in buckets, but the real standout here is the fast parts. You know this style has been nailed when the fast parts make you want to PIT just as hard as the slow bits. The drumming is standout here; Marten plays the drums like a young Lombardo and just steams through the whole thing. Absolutely NO cheat-beats, cut corners or budget riffs on this slab. Just listen to that intro and tell me you don’t wanna run through a wall when the fast beat kicks in. In fact just listen to the whole thing right now, it’s got it all; speed, musicianship, it’s hard, great vocals, relevant lyrics, perfect production. True thrash metal played by a true hardcore band. Now fuck off and slam around to this.”
– Tom Pimlott (The Flex, Violent Reaction, NWOBHC legend)
- Format Type: 12"
- Genre: hardcore
- Year: 2025
New mastering, tip-on sleeve with updated artwork. Comes with a Foreseen sticker sheet, 12" lyric/photo insert and a promotional A2 poster.
“I was hesitant to call this a crossover record at first, until I realised that it just has in abundance what most crossover bands lack; speed. While it’s not necessarily a bad thing, most bands doing the crossover thing generally just stitch together the slower bits of thrash metal, like a sort of mosh part best-of, thrash without the thrash a la ‘Alpha Omega’.
This is not the approach taken by the boys from Helsinki. The tempo changes and mosh parts are still there in buckets, but the real standout here is the fast parts. You know this style has been nailed when the fast parts make you want to PIT just as hard as the slow bits. The drumming is standout here; Marten plays the drums like a young Lombardo and just steams through the whole thing. Absolutely NO cheat-beats, cut corners or budget riffs on this slab. Just listen to that intro and tell me you don’t wanna run through a wall when the fast beat kicks in. In fact just listen to the whole thing right now, it’s got it all; speed, musicianship, it’s hard, great vocals, relevant lyrics, perfect production. True thrash metal played by a true hardcore band. Now fuck off and slam around to this.”
– Tom Pimlott (The Flex, Violent Reaction, NWOBHC legend)
- Format Type: 12"
- Genre: hardcore
- Year: 2025
Description
New mastering, tip-on sleeve with updated artwork. Comes with a Foreseen sticker sheet, 12" lyric/photo insert and a promotional A2 poster.
“I was hesitant to call this a crossover record at first, until I realised that it just has in abundance what most crossover bands lack; speed. While it’s not necessarily a bad thing, most bands doing the crossover thing generally just stitch together the slower bits of thrash metal, like a sort of mosh part best-of, thrash without the thrash a la ‘Alpha Omega’.
This is not the approach taken by the boys from Helsinki. The tempo changes and mosh parts are still there in buckets, but the real standout here is the fast parts. You know this style has been nailed when the fast parts make you want to PIT just as hard as the slow bits. The drumming is standout here; Marten plays the drums like a young Lombardo and just steams through the whole thing. Absolutely NO cheat-beats, cut corners or budget riffs on this slab. Just listen to that intro and tell me you don’t wanna run through a wall when the fast beat kicks in. In fact just listen to the whole thing right now, it’s got it all; speed, musicianship, it’s hard, great vocals, relevant lyrics, perfect production. True thrash metal played by a true hardcore band. Now fuck off and slam around to this.”
– Tom Pimlott (The Flex, Violent Reaction, NWOBHC legend)
- Format Type: 12"
- Genre: hardcore
- Year: 2025
