Detritus - "If But For One"

Detritus - If But For One
1993, REX

1. Masquerade
2. So Far Away
3. D.I.G.M.
4. Let Peace Begin With Me
5. Feel
6. Blindly Rejected
7. If But For One
8. Sailor's Farewell
9. Father To Son
10. Painted Reality
11. As It Rains
12. Subtle Shades

I think I like this one better than the last one. It's still got the same cool riffs but the songs themselves are more creative here. There's a saxophone in "Blindly Rejected," a piano in the title track, and I even like the pirate song, "Sailor's Farewell." None of this sounds gimmicky either it's actually a little extra spice that gives the album some variety. Of course if you want pure metal they've got that too. "Let Peace Begin With Me" and "Painted Reality" are more akin to the first album. "Subtle Shades" is a nice quiet postlude to a quality album. This will forever be "Christmas music" to me because I remember getting it around that time.

Useless Fact: A few members of Detritus went on for a band called Firefly.

Detritus - "Perpetual Defiance"

Detritus - Perpetual Defiance
1990, Edge/White Metal

1. Subliminal Division
2. Point of No Return
3. Playing With Fire
4. Taste the Blood
5. Morbid Curiosity
6. No Mercy
7. Child
8. Eviction
9. Derange
10. O.T.T.

Detritus play thrash, pure and simple. They sound similar to Seventh Angel who came out around the same time and were on the same label but where Seventh Angel had a slightly more progressive/epic leaning whereas these guys are pretty straight-forward. I think this sounds a little bit like Ride the Lightning era Metallica with a British flavor to it. It's a great addition to any metal fan's collection if you can find it. It's out of print so you'll have to pay for it.

Useless Fact: Rodney Matthews painted the cover art. I love Rodney Matthews. He's done art for other bands like Seventh Angel and Veni Domine.