Emanating from Sweden, Enforcer has been delivering retro-thrash since they formed in 2004 and released their first album in 2008. Of course, From Beyond (their fourth album) is the first one I have had any exposure to. It did not immediately grab me like Ranger’s Where Evil Dwells album did, but give it a few songs and it will win you over.
The music is thrashy, fun, and old school. There is a certain lightness to their music, you can tell they are not about being super serious, so much as they are about getting a crowd going. It is pretty easy to tell that they are probably a lot of fun in a live setting. I can just see the flashing lights, the ripping riffs, and a crowd ready to explode. And not in a bad way either, I see old school hand banging, fists in the air, that sort of thing. I have been to shows where a band hits the stage and when the first chord hits, it is like someone threw chum in the water and there are feet and fists everywhere, looking more like a brawl than a pit.
It is a little funny, I am not sure what it is, but I am unsure what to really say about them. They are certainly a guitar and riff driver act and while I cannot say they are great, there is something undeniably catchy as you listen to them. The problem is that I do not really find them to be memorable, not long after I stop listening, I do not really recall the sound. Perhaps an analogy could be made with fast food.
Enforcer is a band to listen to bang your head, and have some fun with, but they are not one I would see myself going back to the well with very often. This is not meant to sound negative, as I quite enjoy the album, I am just not sure they really distinguish themselves as someone I would go back to again and again. In the end, it may not matter as From Beyond is a fun album and I have no problems with them coming through my speakers.
Recommended.
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