Crustacean

The Dutch band Crustacen was formed back in 1989 under the name Crystal Lake, with the name change taking place in the mid-nineties, along with a slight style change away from pure death metal towards Slayer -esque thrash (some of the members also played in a Slayer cover band). Insaniac, the band's 2003 album, is a whirlwind of deathy thrash, or perhaps thrashy death, with Tom Paulusse's vocals being more of the old-school thrash variety (bringing to mind the late Paul Baloff of Exodus at times), while the riffs are dirtier, more along the lines of traditional death metal, though clear thrash influences can be found here as well. The songs are short and to the point, with little variance in pace, but it's a fun ride. The follow-up (and to date, their last album) came out in 2011 as Greed, Tyranny And Sodomy.

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