Go Off! - Cacophony

Cacophony's second and final album is a disappointment after the high quality of its predecessor, primarily for trading in most of its thrash and speed metal sound in favour of a more classic metal/rock direction in the standard songs. This serves to make it a little more enticing to casual listeners, but compromises its artistic integrity. On this album, it feels very obvious that the choruses are only there to draw in wary listeners before they're hit in the face by Marty Friedman and Jason Becker's guitar performance, and this makes for a less honest and less balanced album on the whole. Peter Marino's vocals are still a high point, but he's mostly used to ...