Mörbid Carnage - Night Assassins (2010) [Pulverised] // Grade: B

Don’t let the ironic umlaut fool you. These Hungarians mean business. Morbid Carnage began in 2007 from an insatiable blood lust and put out a split called Thrash Legions Hungary in 2008. Now, after a live DVD (who puts out a live DVD before having a full-length?!), the Eastern European thrash metal-heads have finished Night Assassins, and all they want to do is kick some ass.

From the initial listen and it’s easy to see what they’re going for: an eviler version of Warbringer. If that’s a little too modern of a band, try Kreator. For over 36 minutes, Mörbid Carnage runs rampant through the streets with battle axes and maces, decapitating all that gets in their drunken way. With break-neck riffs, sneering vocals and demonic imagery, Mörbid Carnage delivers a healthy dose of thrash.

Some of the more outstanding tracks on the album are “Warlust” with its ridiculous basslines and balls to the wall riffs. “Deviant” and “Funeral Pyre” are two more notable cuts. There’s even a bit of circle pit tunage in “Night Assassin”, the title track. If you take Night Assassins at face value, you won’t be disappointed. If you try to dissect it into sub-genres and start to compare it to great thrash acts, you’ll drive yourself mad. For an album totaling 36 minutes long, it doesn’t get old and it’s over before you notice it. That’s effective thrash!

- Prolly