Aggravated Nuisance: Deadly Forces (2019)

Despite the fact that I have long considered myself a thrash metal fanatic, I have been very slow to get into crossover.  Crossover is of course thrash metal with an extra dosage of hardcore punk.  Suicidal Tendencies was a band that I discovered early on, but then it took many years before I started really getting into the genre, focusing on groups like Nuclear Assault, Municipal Waste and the earlier works of Corrosion of Conformity.  Of course the band that really spurred this renewed interest in the genre was Power Trip.  And with Power Trip's success recently, it was just a given that some other new bands would start popping up.

Enter Aggravated Nuisance.  The band is from Oklahoma City, just a three hour drive from Power Trip's hometown of Dallas, Texas.  It is not so shocking then that just a short distance away, there are bands popping up obviously influenced by Power Trip.  This is Aggravated Nuisance's debut release, a seven song EP that clocks in at under fifteen minutes, an incredibly short and fast release.

As stated, this is a crossover release, relishing in angry bursts of riffs and shouted vocals.  The hardcore punk influences show in the usage of gang vocals and infectious choruses.  The songs are all short and in-your-face.  The drums and bass impress just as much as the guitars and there are some damn good solos.  Only one song here lasts longer than three minutes and the band is somehow able to pack in a lot of riffing during such short songs.  The release is actually over before you really know it, flying by in the blink of an eye. 

This is a massively impressive debut for a genre that seems to be attempting a comeback.  I am looking forward to a full-length.