Re-Animator – Condemned to Eternity/Deny Reality (2011: Craze - a reissue of 1990/1989: Under One Flag)

Brit-thrash rumble fest

snarly vocals atop chunks

of palm-muted crunch

http://www.reverbnation.com/reanimatorthrash

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Re-Animator/Condemned_to_Eternity/6772

Thunderhead – Busted at the Border (1990: Intercord)

expat brings Germans

second-rate LA strip sleaze

alles darned average

http://www.the-headquarters.de/

Pretty Maids – Lethal Heroes (aka Jump the Gun) (1990: CBS)

cheesy Danish batch

of aquanet frontmen’s smile,

straight from Europe mold

http://www.prettymaids.dk/mediadisco.php

Helix – Back for Another Taste (1990: Grudge)

Long time also rans
show why “out of print” exists
lackluster is kind

http://www.planethelix.com/Albums/Album08.htm

S.A.D.O. - Sensitive (1990: Noise)

Germans trade Venom
for Krokus as cockrock ploy;
poor choice ends... poorly.

http://www.myspace.com/sadopowermetal

King Diamond - The Eye (1990: Roadrunner)

Opens slow but wins
out in the end; no zenith,
but worth giving spins.

http://www.covenworldwide.org/theeye.php