Reinará la tempestad

"Men shall destroy men in his insatiable ambition. Inescrupulous minds will sicken this eart. They will announce hate, and diseminate misery. You are only one more in this naive, and corrupted generation, that soon will grow in conciousness, and with their own will, without violence, will start their quiet revenge.
Until then... The Storm Will Reign"

This is the first solo effort by the ex-V8 Osvaldo Civile; he was widely known in the national scene for his guitar playing madness and absolute emotional perfection though not quite technical, like say.. Walter Giardino.

The production on this album is certanly not a highlight like in Oid Mortales.. but once again, that is far from necessary for a thrash band. Though the mix is quite low so it lacks a bit of power and feeling, which is certanly delivered by the band on the songs.
Like all their early thrash metal stuff, you can't find a soft spot on the songs; and if you hear these, even if you don't reside in Argentina you'll know why the late Osvaldo Civile was regarded as one of the best Metal guitarist of the whole scene.

Horcas' first material is very difficult to define in sound, though it is in itself very good and enjoyable; a comparisson with more known bands is pretty difficult to make. I guess you can compare it to a weird mix of early Destruction and Anthrax , with some Tankard too, and of course the rawness of Artillery. And you will only find the need to headband like mad; like you do to these bands.

What needs to be mentioned about this album is, precisely their top notch musicians, Eddie Walker (later in Razones Concientes) on bass and Osvaldo Civile on guitars dwell like there's no tomorrow. The music is basically old school thrash metal, with drunk velocity in songs like Ardiendo en Llamas (Burning in Flames), Reinara la Tempestad (The Storm Will Reign) and Devastacion (Devastation). Reviviendo las Huestes (Raise the Hords) and Derramaremos Hasta La Ultima Gota de Sangre (We'll Spill Up 'Til The Last Drop of Blood) highlight top speed druming and guitar works, with thrash vocals and some shrieks delivered by Hugo Benitez thrown here and there. Though basically the whole album includes these; this songs are probably what represent the album best.

When all is said and done, this is the thrash metal guitarist's (and drummer's) dream come true. A piece of art you should not miss.

Favourite songs: Ardiendo En Llamas, Reinará La Tempestad.