In case the flesh-eating astronauts on Municipal Waste's album cover didn't spell out its story clearly enough, here's the deal: The Fatal Feast is a midnight movie waiting to happen, charting the course of everyone's favorite thrash-metal revivalist band as it floats through space with limited supplies and a salivating crew of bug-eyed zombies. Or something. The plot doesn't really matter at the end of the day; the riffs do. And there are plenty vying for your attention here, as Ryan Waste delivers swift solos alongside a rapid-fire rhythm section while frontman Tony Foresta frantically tells stories. The Fatal Feast is the first Municipal Waste full-length to feature special guests, from the familiar (cleanup-gang choruses from the lead singers of Avail and Nuclear Assault) to the left field (Zombi's Steve Moore providing lava-like synth suites on "Waste in Space" and the title track). The latter is kept to a minimum, however, ensuring that most of this record is used to score circle pits and crushed beer cans. Any fan worth his or her weight in denim vests and back patches wouldn't have it any other way.