Vitamin X, “About to Crack” LP

cover-vitamin-x-about-to-crackTankcrimes‘ release of About to Crack, from Dutch hardcore act Vitamin X, makes me relish the label even more. I’ve only recently jumped into the waters of the metal / hardcore / thrash label, but it seems that the gents running the show really know their shit.

The album’s fairly straight-ahead hardcore with a touch of metal, but its when Vitamin X makes the slightest foray into thrash that About to Crack really pop. The guitar flourishes on “Ready to Burn” had me air-guitaring every time, and the intro to “Raise the Flag” is a stone-cold bit of shredding.
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