Rammer

Posthumous albums are never good things. Either they outright suck or they remind you of what's dead and gone. At that, Otherworldly Resurrection easily falls into the latter category; it's so incredibly awesome, but upsetting to hear these three amazing tunes without the possibility of a live follow-up ― Rammer having called it quits in 2008. A one-sided twelve-inch featuring the title track, a cover of Laaz Rockit's "Leatherface" and a re-recording of their "Rust And Paranoia" (a silk-screened image occupies the B-side), once one hears the band's hyperactive wails, screeching guitars and overall violent might, Otherworldly Resurrection is simply flooring. Slightly blackened and with intimations towards death metal, the band's technical, albeit guttural, thrash metal provocation has never sounded better on this bittersweet assault. A fitting epitaph, Otherworldly Resurrection epitomizes the struggle and frustration of one of Toronto, ON's tightest extreme bands that didn't make an immediate dent in their time, but were so powerful and explosive they've left a resounding wake that will be felt for years.