When this album came out I was deep into Hell Awaits and Ride the Lightening, and listening to a lot less punk. But "Nazichizm", "AIDS," and "Innocents" really made me hark back to the good-old-days before metal started creeping into the guitars of punk. On the other hand, the drums on this album (and its successor) were definitely metal-influenced, and integrated well with the punk sound without changing its basic character. True, the lyrics are in-your-face homophobic and racist, but more as a topic of stand-up comedy than hate. Hardcore punk was never a movement of nice people. I hardly ever listen to lyrics anyway.
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