Aion

01. Aion - Hang On Night, 1987 Vinyl 7" Single      M.A.R. Records - M-005 02. Aion - Deathrash Bound, 1989 Vinyl LP Album      Night Gallery - Night 0019 03. Aion - Ma-G-Ma, 1990 CD Mini-Album      Night Gallery - UKCR-1009 04. Aion - Aionism, 1991 CD Album      Ariola - BVCR-57 05. Aion - Human Griefman, 1991 CD Album Reissue Remastered      Night Gallery - UKCR-1024 06. Aion - Plasmatic Mania, 1992 CD Album      Ariola - BVCR-77 07. Aion - 愛音 ~Aion~, 1992 CD Album      Ariola - BVCR-96 08. Aion - 聖†愛音 ～St. Aion～, 1992 CD Mini-Album      Ariola - BVCR-5026 09. Aion - Z [Zetto], 1993 CD Album      Ariola - BVCR-622 10. Aion - Absolute, 1994 CD Album      Ariola - BVCR-656 Speed metal hell! It took all this time to pay tribute to one of the greatest names in Japanese speed metal, the Church repents forever. But today is the day. This is not the complete discography because the following releases are rather dubious, to remain diplomatic. Feel free to recommend titles that should deserve another attempt. Meanwhile let us bow to this first segment of killer speed metal with a thrash vibe that strongly resonates with fans of Volcano and Rosenfeld, and also early Gargoyle - and not only because  the singer on the first album moved to Rosenfeld, and the singer on the other albums moved to Volcano. Another fun fact: Human Griefman is a rerecording of the first bomb Deathrash Bound, with different song titles, lyrics and vocalist. Both rip like the classics you'd expect them to be. Are they the favorite Church entries? Difficult to say because the live album Plasmatic Mania kicks all sorts of major asses and bangs an infinity of heads. Actually, the only defective title here is the 1992 Aion and its obvious attempt at hitting the radio charts. The next three releases are a much relieving return to that trademark flexible speed thrashing, even if they do not deliver the same intensity as the early material that occupies the highest firmament of the speediverse through the invincible triplazreing procedures of Aion intent on cracking those vertebrae and on captivating the meat inside that banging head forever! Remove brackets and unzip: [aionizer] !ZER Aion ZER!