Sadus "A Vision Of Misery" CD Digipack

1992 could be described as a year that was much weaker compared to what appeared in extreme music in 1991 and 1993. In fact...but there were also some exceptions that this date could not be clearly written off! An example is the just discussed "A Vision Of Misery". The Americans from Sadus decided to go in - as I put it nicely - puzzling thrash metal with deathy additions, and at the same time achieved an extremely high level straight from the more famous vintages (by the way, it was quite an attainment considering that thrash metal was losing interest). So, Darren Travis' band clearly showed that in that "unfortunate" 1992 classics were also recorded.
Compared to "Illusions" and "Swallowed In Black", "A Vision Of Misery" is definitely more technical and allows more moderate paces, though not worse or not very aggressive. First of all, there are even more twisted patterns and sudden transitions in the music of Sadus (moving even more into Atheist and similar regions) and climatic slowdowns. Fortunately, these "novelties" did not supersede the earlier extreme ideas and very sensibly diversified the characteristic Sadus speed. Just take a closer look at the compact and razor-sharp "Slave To Misery", "Under The Knife", "Throwing Away The Day" or "Valley Of Dry Bones", which also feature changes in dynamics and craziness of bass (with a nice, more metallic sound). The opposition to these short shots are the longer "Facelift", "Echoes Of Forever" and "Machines", in which the band does a slightly dehumanized atmosphere (sometimes with samples - reminiscent of Sepultura from the times of "Arise") and sensibly gains momentum to faster paces. The rest of the pluses should also be added to a more "fleshy" production, in terms of which "A Vision..." presents itself even more powerful than its predecessors. I am surprised only by one thing, i.e. Steve DiGiorgio's mini-solo on "Echoes Of Forever", which sounds hilarious and does not match the character of the track (album, in fact, too). Apart from this small nuance, however, "A Vision Of Misery" has all the requirements of a feisty thrash/death metal with excellent proportions between technique and high-speed paces.
After "Illusions" and "Swallowed In Black", the Americans from Sadus decided to develop the more technical patents there in a more advanced form on "A Vision Of Misery". This movement, however, did not come into softening or an abandoning the earlier style. These four Americans knew perfectly well how to add a sophisticated technique to extreme thrash/death and how not to overdo both of these elements. They "only" lacked more determination to complete this wholeness.

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