Already recorded in 2006 this debut mini-album by the Mexican outfit THE FURY I HIDE took quite a long time until it got released. The reason for this delay is unknown to me, since the band’s homepage did not reveal any further info on this topic. “Awaken The Fury” offers a mixture between typical Thrash Metal with mid paced Death Metal parts, a fine production and characteristic Metal lyrics (demons, darkness, fire etc.). When it comes to judging the music I must clearly admit that the Thrash Metal parts are far better than the Death Metal parts. The album starts with an excellent Thrash Metal riffing followed by an absolute uninspiring Death Metal mid-tempo part. Sadly this structure is present in all five songs, every time I started to enjoy the music the band is slowing down. So please, for next release, dispose the mid-tempo parts, because it is too bad about the nice Thrash Metal. www.myspace.com/thefuryihide