Review by Ben for Terrorizer - World Downfall (1989)

I know how important this album is. It's certainly one of the earliest grindcore albums along with Carcass, Repulsion and Napalm Death's work. It's also got some great musicianship, particularly by Pete Sandoval on drums from Morbid Angel. Some riffs are excellent and there are bunch of tracks I really dig, particularly After World Obliteration, Storm of Stress, Fear of Napalm, Enslaved by Propaganda, Dead Shall Rise and World Downfall. The problem with the album though is that after about 15 minutes all the tracks start to blend together. If I listen to 2 or 3 tracks, I think they're quite cool. But if I listen to the whole album straight, it just gets boring. The song structures and vocal patterns are similar throughout.

All up I think these guys found a great sound that would influence heaps of bands, and there are sections on World Downfall that are to be enjoyed, but this is just not an overly amazing album for me.