Annihilation Principle

This is the fourth studio album from underrated Bay Area thrashers Laaz Rockit. Originally a traditional metal band, these guys got thrashier with every album, until they became a pure thrashing machine. "Annihilation Principle" is their best album, and in my admittedly not humble opinion, one of the better Thrash Metal albums ever. Laaz Rockit never seemed to get any respect, then or now. But if they were seen as a bit average, the why did they sound so much better than the bands they were supposed to be ripping off?