Game Over are another Italian thrash outfit, sticking to a style similar to that of National Suicide, but less direct and a bit more involved. I’ve always considered them to be like Dr. Living Dead lite, as they took on the horror gimmick and went through similar sound changes. In fact, both bands’ most recent outputs have honed in on that a little less, and gravitated towards maturity. Claiming Supremacy is Game Over’s fourth full-length effort, and it’s without a doubt that this is where the writing maturity that began on Crimes Against Reality (my personal favorite by them) comes full circle…

The '70s model of Yes runs out of gas. Recorded in a morale slump and an impending haze of drink, Tormato's decent tunes are sabotaged by Rick Wakeman's increasing penchant for cheesy textures and the band's thin overall sound…

Bridge is a modern classical work for solo piano lasting over 35 minutes. It weaves itself through subtle variations of a central theme. The work begins with the mysterious and ambient soundscapes of prepared piano. It also features the soft hum of vibrations of open piano strings akin to Cowell's experimental work, The Banshee…