Exoteracy - demo (1989)

This is punk, but it's actually pretty decent for punk. The songs are pretty fast and the guitars and drums are about as good as or better than some of the thrash demos I've been reviewing. The vocals are very punk -- mostly talking with a little bit of melody. The guitars are somewhere between punk and thrash -- the parts are more complex than average for punk and played with reasonable skill. The production is adequate -- everything is clear but lacks any real power. Owing to their punk roots, the songs are short -- although the demo is 10 songs, it's only 14 minutes, with the longest song being 2:02. Ultimately, this isn't a great demo, but it was good enough to get them signed for a full-length (in 1990).