Paul Speckmann is cult! MASTER is also cult. For More Years Of Terror does not offer neck breaking technical gimmicks - the death metal hammer circulates for 13 times, simple and effective. The recipe of the three-piece is easy, well tried and therefore really good. This should not mean that the guys would not be able to handle their instruments, it is contrariwise, but the focus is not set on technique but on short, driving songs.
Although the playing time of above one hour seems to be quite much, the album is diverting and enjoyable during the whole course. MASTER is best, when Paul snots out some catchy-dirty refrains and the groove lets trembling our home sweet home. The raw organ of the institution Paul (somewhere between Lemmy and Sabina Classen) fits the snotty and simple attitude of the three blood brothers perfectly. In the beginning, I could not make friends with the far too artless mixture, but the songs develop a headstrong congeniality, which I like from time to time. The quality level is above average, there are a lot of cool guitar licks with a lot of pressure to listen to. The drummer presents himself as solid and impelling. I want to highlight the song Does One Feel Pain, which sets the body in motion compellingly with its slightly slower groove. The track starts quite unspectacularly, but it offers dignified food for head bangers after two minutes and turns to a sluggish neck breaker, which is over too early despite of six minutes duration. But I can take comfort in the cool opening riff of Betrayal, the speed stays high during the whole song without breaks or magnificent alternation. But MASTER does take care of variation: a slow intro like in Lined Up And Punished, which speeds up then or the doomy vibes which are inherent in some songs. In the majority of cases well dosed up-tempo predominates, mixed up with punk-like and dirty moods - and the band gets it across authentically. I also like the title Four More Years Of Terror referring to the political situation (grievance?) in the US of A…
MASTER is MASTER – and that’s the way it should be!