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The Art of Partying Vinyl

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Municipal Waste's The Art of Partying is crossover thrash at full tilt, the 2007 record that turned a Richmond, Virginia party band into a worldwide mosh-pit institution.

Arriving two years after Hazardous Mutation, it doubled down on everything that made the band so beloved: breakneck tempos, gang vocals and a sense of fun that never undercuts the musicianship. Tony Foresta barks like a hardcore frontman while the guitars chase classic Bay Area thrash, and the result is equal parts skate park and sweaty club show.

Headbanger Face Rip lives up to its name, and the title track is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever turned a basement into a venue. Sadistic Magician shows off sharper riffing and a twisted streak of storytelling, while Born to Party closes the album with a chant built for crowds.

Fifteen songs fly by with barely a pause for breath, and the production keeps every riff tight and punchy rather than polished. Songs about beer, bad food and radioactive mayhem sit side by side, delivered with total conviction.

Nearly two decades on, this is still the record to reach for when the night needs a jolt. Short, loud and joyously ridiculous, it remains a high-water mark of the thrash revival.

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