The successor to the brilliant Age of Quarrel debut is even better produced, with an even more pronounced thrash sound (this is basically crossover thrash). If you've only heard the debut album from this band and expect that Best Wishes to be more of the same or a slight variation, you are in for a surprise. They've gone from a raw open-chord hardcore punk to polished, and melodic crossover thrash, whereby it's more thrash than hardcore punk. The only thing unusual, or a slight put-off about this is Harley's unconventional vocals who are different from John Joseph's. But other than that, plenty of highlights here as well: 1, 2, 4, 8. Only Fugitive is mediocre, the rest is solid.
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