The Mist is a thrash metal band from Brazil that borders on the much more extreme side of things. The band fit in well with the early works of Sepultura and Sarcófago. The band piles on the riffs and drums and is absolutely relentless in their attack. The riffs are not overly technical, but they hit hard and have a grimy, dirty sound to them that is rather common in the Brazilian extreme metal scene of the 1980's, and is oft-mimicked even today. Every single song on this album should be a classic. This is truly impressive extreme thrash metal.
The vocals call to mind early albums by Death. The singer has the same kind of gruff, sepulchral rasp that Chuck Schuldiner used to great effect. It is not a true death metal vocal style, but is anything but clean.
I want to take a short time to talk about the bass. Bass is often overlooked in metal, except for when it is truly exceptional (such as anything Steve DiGiorgio is in). This is one of those exceptional cases. The bass work is absolutely incredible. It can always be heard and provides a rumbling backbone of the guitar riffs. There are times it is doing something completely unexpected and the album is all the better for it. The bass is truly the star of this album.
This album has a bit of a cult following to it and for damn good reason. This is an exceptional thrash metal album from a scene that put out a number of them. The Brazilian thrash metal scene has remained largely underground, with the exception of Sepultura, but it should be much better known. This album fits right in with the giants of that scene. It is a shame that The Mist did not last long.
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