Review by Felix on October 27, 2024.

Accu§er’s career is no triumph in many chapters, but a story of ups and downs. Especially Taken By The Throat and the following hiatus for almost 15 years was nothing the band can be proud of. But the inspiring debut, good single tracks like 'Double Talk', 'Who Pulls The Wire?' or 'Desolate Shape' and last but not least the stamina of the dudes deserved and still deserve respect. Yes, there is only one survivor (Frank Thoms) from the early days, but this man keeps the machine running. However, I lost the trace of the band after Dependant Domination, but now they and I have found each other again.

First things first, Rebirthless does not sound like a lackluster album from a tired band. Accu§er convey a feeling of adrenaline and testosterone, although they still put the focus on very vehement and fat guitars. This gives their sound a certain hardcore / Brooklyn / tough guys touch which takes their songs almost the air to breathe. The razor-sharp riffs that the classic thrash albums delivered in abundance do not characterize Rebirthless and the violent shouting of the aggressive vocals reinforce the impression that the guys regret not being born in the slums. Even when they try to integrate a more differentiated melody line, for instance at the beginning and after the first chorus of 'When Desperation Scorns', the brutality of the guitars in the background suffocates the cautious attempts at a more varied mode. Anyway, if the listener can arrange himself with the uncompromising force of the quartet, the album offers some raw diamonds. 'Fear Denied' manages to develop a great dynamic despite the omnipresent maximum power. Its slightly dark atmosphere and the somewhat morbid break at 2:32 make this track even better. By the way, breaks are a remaining commodity on this album. Accu§er smash nine monoliths into the thrash botany and that's it. Especially the thunderous, unstoppable pieces like the title track leave an effect on me, but generally speaking, no downer has crept in. Apparently the band's internal quality control works.

I admit that I prefer the more classic thrash-orientated bands of today, units like the UK’s Solitary or Belgium’s World Decay. But the way how Accu§er implement their musical vision also impresses me to a certain degree. They raze many things, if not everything, to the ground. Perhaps one can say that the individuality of the songs falls by the wayside, but the more one listens to the album, the more they show their own face. 'Faded Remorse' is a good example in this context. Firstly, it sounds like just another stormy, reckless neckbreaker, but it also holds a comparatively melodic part, if we understand the word “melodic” in a very wide sense. This and the expressive, more or less catchy instrumental part after the second chorus catapults the song among the best tracks of Rebirthless. So the bottom line is that anyone who likes thrash from men who can hardly walk for all their muscles can go for this full-length.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10