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Ok, when it comes to fucking ripping Scandi-thrash from that crucial era of extreme hardcore (we're talking last half of the '80s), I am unable to

think of a band that that was as awe-inspiringly epic sounding and progressive and capable of lobbing out some killer "what the fuck" moments as the almighty

Swedish outfit G-ANX. The band was only around for 4 years and released a mere 4 7"s, eventually breaking up in 1991, but they left behind some of the most

atmospheric ultrathrash I've ever heard that still stands up to the test today. While they were firmly entrenched in the extreme hardcore/grind scene, G-ANX

were also not bashful about the fact that they dug Pink Floyd and reggae just as much as they were into blazing grind, and what materialized out of the dust

of their eruptions was a whirlwind of hyperspeed HC destruction laced with lush, epic instrumental passages that almost sound like they came from an 80's

horror movie soundtrack, as well as a hefty dose of 80's grade metal, weird funk riffs and infectious drumbeats, and even straight reggae ("Clouds Of

Cancer"). It's those aforementioned atmospheric parts that have made G-ANX one of my favorite 80's HC outfits though; check out the awesome "In Harmony" for

instance, where lush keyboards and piano mix with a moody guitar melody that simply seeps atmosphere, until the heavy crunchy guitars kick in and the synths

get all triumphant and majestic - freaking awesome. Nobody sounded like these guys when they were around, but you can hear their influence on an entire

generation of cello-toting, dreadlocked punks nowadays. The older jams are more straightforward, rabid blasts of hyperspeed hardcore, kinda along the lines

of stuff like Totalitar, Heresy, and Anti-Cimex, but as time went on, they became more metallic and more enamoured of those lengthy epic instrumentals and

using spacey effects on their instruments. Amazing stuff, super fierce yet evoking almost poetic visions of apocalypse; fans of adventurous crustcore would

certainly want to hear G-ANX in action. This discography disc contains all of the bands recorded work from 1988 through 1993, and Flashbacks is all

you need to dose up on some G-ANX, as this 1993 disc collects everything the band ever released, including their tracks from the split 7" with Filthy

Christians, the Masterpeace 7", the Far Out 7", the Out Of Reach 7", compilation tracks, and two unreleased tracks.