Mekong Delta - Kaleidoscope. 1992 Germany

Kaleidoscope is a great followup disc to Dances of Death. Mekong Delta were at their creative peak by this point, with a jaw dropping cover of Genesis' 'Dance on a Volcano' (Progressor of Uzbekistan (RIP) once said "maybe the best metal cover ever"). Also a fascinating version of Khachaturian's 'Sabre Dance'. I don't typically go for classical covers, but Mekong Delta tend to do them better than the rest. As for the other 40 minutes of original material, it's an extension of Dances of Death, but more refined and slightly less chaotic. Dances of Death is the 'Manticore' of progressive metal stretched over an entire album and still remains my favorite progressive thrash album ever. This may well be their next best then...

Ownership: 1993 Intercord (Japan)

1994; 8/24/14 (new entry)