Power Trip’sNightmare Logicsmacks of old school thrash and hardcore and instantly put the Texas band in the spotlight as the new age thrash torchbearers. Chunky, high-stepping riffs, earthquake whammy dives and Riley Gale’s cut-throat barks make “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” a...
Corey Taylor’s vocals, always one of the band’s strongest attributes, are especially remarkable; he can still scream with the best of them, but his nuanced clean singing on “Adderall,”“Yen,” and the cinematic closer, “Finale,” vividly prove he’s just getting better with age. —...