Best of 2011: Deceased - Surreal Overdose

You know that comic strip that floats around the internet, where a man asks a magic butterfly to bring back 1980s speed metal? Deceased listened. They dropped the death vocals in favor of a Harden Harrison style hoarse shout, and brought back both the 1980s riffs and the melodic centerpieces that made stadium heavy metal great. This album is even faster than the original bands but loses none of the listenability or power.