★★★★★
Believe it or not, good thrash metal does still exist. Yes, the popular scene is dominated by plodders such as Evile and Gama Bomb, but every once in a while a record arrives that conjures up the true spirit of the Bay Area. Manifest Decimation certainly stakes a claim for being one. Although often considered to be more in the vein of 'crossover' acts like Cro-Mags and Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip prove themselves pretty damn good scholars of the Slayer school of monster riffs here...
- drownedinsound.com
2013-07-25
★★★★★
Before Manifest Decimation, Power Trip were one of those groups people said you needed to see live to understand. This isn't to take away from the EPs and singles they released before this LP, because they contained good songs. It's just that they were still eclipsed by frontman Riley Gale and company's whirling dervish stage presence...
- pitchfork.com
2013-06-28
★★★★★
Power Trip want to be Exodus so bad. They try to hide it with their (Onslaught) rip-off shirt. However, on , you can hear that they've spent more than their fair share of time banging their heads against the stage and doing the "Toxic Waltz." Not that there's anything wrong with that; if you're going to rip off any thrash metal band, why not rip off one of the first generation and most consistent? Note the inclusion of "thrash metal," which is exactly what Power Trip are...
- exclaim.ca
2013-06-25
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