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My thoughts on Durutti:
Guys, if you want to be thrash, you need thrashy riffs, and more importantly, a little more variety! The same two riffs over and over for the first three minutes; both of them are okay (kinda pseudo-thrashy), but you play them way too much. Then you have that chugga chugga section which is just completely boring. Finally, at 3:23 the song picks up with a nice thrash break, and continues nicely into the solo before we go back into the verse/chorus. Meh. There's promise here, but you've gotta thrash it up a little. And just out of personal preference, never use chugga chugga riffs. Never.
Shifting the Sands... Now this is much better! I felt the urge to headbang right from the get go! Chorus is a bit weaker (well, I guess now its not a chorus), but right after it is a very nice riff... and then more riff variety! Another cool riff. The melodic section is okay (kinda feels out of place), as is the riff that follows it, and then a good solo, followed by more good riffage. Definitely a good song, and the thrash is much more overt here.
Anyway, good luck in the future. Keep the banner of thrash alive, kill poseurs, etc..
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