This album is the testament to ONSLAUGHT's incredible performance at Leeds' "Damnation" festival, and for the fans lucky enough to glimpse it that night, "Live Damnation" is, without a word of hyperbole, roughly equivalent to what it must be like for fans who actually got to see Emperor on the 'Emperial Live Ceremony', or even Judas Priest when they were ?Unleashed in the East?. It captures that staggering, all-too-brief set with perfect clarity, and to be part of it, in whatever small way, feels like a genuine privilege ? this isn?t a heavy metal gig on this CD, this is one of the THE heavy metal gigs. And for those unfortunate enough not to be at the show, this is a live album that should have its own special slot allotted in your record collection regardless. The only thing, in fact, that mars the brilliance of ?Live Damnation? is that it?s just too damn short. Everywhere else, all cylinders are firing with insane power ? the performance is Onslaught at the very top of their reinvigorated game, and Andy Sneap?s mix is clear as a bell and so heavy as to be positively cranium-crushing. The setlist selected for the night may of course raise some sceptical eyebrows; the focus is certainly geared towards ?Killing Peace?, but with lightning fast renditions of ?Metal Forces? and ?Let There Be Death? like these, it?s impossible not to won over in an instant! The Who?s ?Live at Leeds? has been officially replaced. Hailz to Onslaught, and all of the Metal Forces!