''As Above, So Below'' is the second and final full-length studio album by American

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band Forced Entry. It was released on June 14, 1991, on

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, and re-issued in 2009 on Lost and Found Records. Music videos for "Macrocosm, Microcosm" and "Never A Know, But the No" were produced, the latter of which featured a cameo by members of

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. ''As Above, So Below'' is considered a classic album of the early 1990s thrash metal scene. The tones and directions of this album are considerably more diverse than the straightforward thrash of ''

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'', consisting of elements of progressive,

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and

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, with more technical song structures and tempo changes, as well as a

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("Never a Know, But the No"). As of 2020, the album is no longer in print.

Reception

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's Jason Anderson awarded the album three stars out of five, saying, "Musically similar to their earlier efforts, this 1991 Combat/Relativity records release boasts a punchier sound and slightly more technical material than prior efforts by the band. Brad Hull's guitar work is especially impressive, and his bandmates Collin Mattson (drums) and Tony Benjamins (bass and vocals) also deliver some creative and powerful performances of their own."

Track listing

Credits

* Tony Benjamins – vocals, bass * Brad Hull – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 4 * Colin Mattson – drums

References

Forced Entry (band) albums 1991 albums Relativity Records albums {{1990s-thrash-metal-album-stub