Risk - Turpitude (1994)



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Turpitude is the 5th and final album from Risk, and it's just as well, because this
the first upon which the ambition of the band seemed to finally catch up
with them in years. The content is not a far cry from its predecessor
The Reborn, but the band had sacrificed some of the epic compositions
there for a more bland repository of atmosphere, dull power/thrash.
There are very few tracks here which provoke the urge for even a second
listen, and without exception these are the ones that sound closest to
out-takes of The Reborn. When comparing that album to the band's
entertaining early work like The Ratman EP or The Daily Horror News, one
can hear the strained but not unnatural progression. But line this up
against the debut and you have to wonder 'where did all the spirit and
fun disappear to?'

Straight down the drain. The acoustic intro to "Cry" cedes to a basic
series of slow, smudged riffs that serve only as a catalyst to the more
interesting, swarthy vocal melody, while a mystical guitar line hides
off in the backdrop. It's not awful, but really needed to be followed
with some energy, which "Materialized" is not, just another pedestrian
stream of dull chugged mutes that accompany similar vocals to the first
track. There are many other indistinct tracks here, like the groovy but
forgettable "So Weird" with its awkward chorus, "And We Don't Care" or
"Show No Mercy", which sounds like a half-retread of "Materialized". At
best, you get some modern power/thrash with similarities to late 90s
Rage: "Squeeze My Skull and Brains" and the sad "Hopeless Ground", but
even these sound like the band had thrown in the towel, and not fit to
even shine the boots of The Reborn.

It's a terrible thing, when a band like Risk dishevels at the seams,
after so many years, starting as Faithful Breath in the damned 70s.
What's even sadder is that all of the members here seem to have given up
on metal entirely after this recording, retiring to their families and
other interests. Turpitude was not the proper note to leave on, almost
as if the 'wrongdoing' implication of the title should be taken
literally. But the saga of the monkey, crocodile, hippo and piranha will
always live on through their inspirational debut album and the
reasonable qualities of the follow-ups that led up to this one.

by autothrall, metal-archives

Risk - Turpitude (1994):

Tracklist:

1. Cry 5:33
2. Materialized 5:14
3. Not True 4:00
4. The Day Will Come 4:35
5. So Weird 4:19
6. Hopeless Ground 5:06
7. And We Don't Care 4:43
8. Squeeze My Skull And Brains 4:26
9. Show No Mercy 5:05
10. Serious Mysterious (The Great Beast Speaks) 6:20

Musicians:

Heinz Mikus - Vocals
Roman "Romme" Keymer - Guitars
Christian Sumser - Guitars
Peter Dell - Bass
Jürgen Düsterloh - Drums


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