Review by Greg on June 25, 2024.

German thrashers Extinct have been around for two decades by now, although basically releasing a lone full-length for each of them. Incitement Of Violence is thus their second work, coming a full eleven years after their debut Pain Palace. They aren't a well-known name, but with the war theme I'm expecting... maybe a solid alternative to Sodom? Sadly, I got little of it. Okay, already the three totally useless intros/interludes surely aren't a good look, but most of all, Helge Hentrop's vocals are absolutely average, often shouted and nothing more, with the aggravating factor that we're talking about a band from Germany, a land that birthed several decidedly more charismatic vocalists. Not that the rest of the members are light years ahead, but he's highly likely to get on your nerves after a while.

Three are the songs that stand out from the pack: 'Ilwast', 'Slaughter In The Trenches', and 'Lickspittle', the latter of which does it for all the wrong reasons – a plodding and awfully, insufferably repetitive number that feels like it goes on for at least ten minutes more than it actually does. The other two are instead the best you can choose out of Incitement Of Violence. 'Ilwast''s punky energy, simple riff set, as well as German (I assume) almost one-word refrain, makes me think it could be Extinct's answer to 'Bombenhagel', surely a weird choice to open the album with, considering it is in no way representative of the rest of it, but solid enough. 'Slaughter In The Trenches' goes one step further, running the gamut of tempo changes all the way to some sparse blast beats in the chorus, nothing exceptional for sure, but it gives me some vague Gross Reality vibes so, it goes without saying, head and shoulders above its mediocre peers. Its downside is, no doubt, the return to bland stuff with the last four tracks, although it isn't just having one's own judgement tainted by disappointment, as the aforementioned 'Lickspittle', but also the uncommonly ugly guitar parts and transitions in 'Of No Account', are hard to salvage anyways. 'For Decency's Sake' at the very least means you've come to the end of the whole ordeal, but it's far from a high note to close on either.

I tried my best not to be too harsh, as I didn't wanna risk sounding like I have something against Extinct, but unfortunately I found Incitement Of Violence really that difficult to go through. 'Slaughter In The Trenches' played its part in sugaring the pill, at least.

Rating: 4.8 out of 10