It's kind of bizarre how so many completely random bands have been reuniting and putting out new music. This certainly is not anything completely unusual but when we are talking about a band that released two full-lengths and a couple of demos in the mid to late 1980's that were mostly forgotten, you kind of have to wonder how the decision to reunite really came about. I mean, I have never heard anyone say they really miss Exumer. Not to say some people didn't miss Exumer, I just have not known of anyone.
Exumer is a German thrash metal band from the 1980's, and that's all it really took to get me intrigued. Their presence on Metal Blade, which is still a label I trust, also helped matters. Exumer does deliver on that promise. As is typical of German thrash metal, this is a neck-snapping maelstrom of an album with lots of riffs and lots of aggression. It kicks off with a bang and the frenzy never lets up.
The only real problem I have with the album is that there is a lack of variety. The band never lets up on the accelerator. That is not a major problem, after all this is a thrash metal band we are talking about. It is not as if that is unusual. Fans of the genre expect it.
I have not checked out Exumer's prior material, but something tells me it is right up my alley as well.
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