Review by Shezma for Anacrusis - Manic Impressions (1991)

I'm late to this February '24 Infinite feature. Listened to it once, didn't think of much of it then here I am listening to it again today a month later. It is not sticking with me, and it didn't on my first listen either. I have never heard of this band before until the feature and I am doing my best at keeping up with these but this one isn't sticking with me to have much to write about. The production definitely feels 90's, the thrash elements feels early 90's so it's not in it's best form but still has very bright moments. I'm not a big fan of the vocals but I also wonder if that has to do with the production and mix.  This isn't a bad album either by any means and when it does go, the guitars really do have a place. The progressive elements are here, but I almost had to look for them or otherwise they were so blatant that it did take away from the overall piece. Maybe they just didn't lean into the prog elements enough here. Maybe someday I'll check into the rest of the discography because I do hear some cool bits here but overall still not super impressed. The cover is more memorable than what's on the album.