JAG PANZER - Ample Destruction CD

Standard jewel case with Slipcase
Comes with mini poster.

Ample Destruction is filled to the absolute brim with killer riff after killer riff. It's difficult to pick out a highlight track as they all flow together in one, singular metalstorm. There is very few moments for reprieve as Jag Panzer keep it at 100% for nearly the entire album. The guitars, played by Joe Tafolla and Mark Briody, are masterful and a worthy match for Conklin's performance. The bass, as became standard for most US power metal, is very prominent in the mix. John Tetley's bass guitar works to compliment the guitars and drummer Rick Hilyard is certainly no slouch as his drums round it all out. The production is thick and undoubtedly old-school sounding. It does a wonderful job bringing together the instrumentation while letting Conklin take the lead with his soaring vocals.

There's nothing pretty about this album. It's bare bones, in-your-face, balls-to-the-wall power metal that operates at maximum efficiency. That's where its beauty lies. It is the very antithesis to the current direction of mainstream power metal. This album destroys virtually everything else out there and that is unlikely to change any time soon. The classic of classics.