Potential Threat SF are about their roots, the bay area sound made famous by Titans long ago. Carrying on in fine metal tradition, with the attitude and motivation to go beyond the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal sound, back to the power and glory of raw, rugged, thrash. It is really hard to judge a band on four tracks, but "2.0" is exactly that. No complaints here however, considering the amount of quality captured on this small amount of space. Really in all honesty this band have stayed on track, keeping the same strides closely resembling their steps on the '02 demo. I hear a better production job this time around, with this recording taking place at Hyde Street Studios in San Fran and polished off by Guy Higbey.

The band seem to be planting some heavier sounds, but they never get too serious with the anger and hostility. While so many acts seem to just mire themselves in a hole of self pity, this group can keep the aggression the focal point but at the same time learn to have fun with it. This is what made those great thrashers from the 80s famous, the Metallicas and Testaments of the world who shook foundations but never lost track of the entertainment aspect of it all.

With "2.0" the group continue to thrash and dash just about all over the place. Mike Noble's amazing guitar strengths are obviously on full display here, at times mastering the huge stomp riff and other times gaining speed like an early Metallica or Overkill. His voice is a wonder as well, capitalizing on the James Hetfield vocals but for the most part keeping an originality to it all. Favorite cut for me is the storming opener "Day Of Infamy", and I can only imagine what a live show must be like with this much thunder and lightning on display.






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