Tag Exodus
As soon as opening track ‘Final Act of Aggression’ kicked in, I was taken back to the heady days of the eighties when thrash metal was new and bands such as Slayer, Metallica, Exodus and Hirax were all pushing boundaries,… Continue Reading →
I guess the easy starting point for this review would be to call the band a “super-group” owing to the accomplishments of all the members, as most have been doing this for forty odd years. To be honest the only… Continue Reading →
Blackpool is a seaside resort town in the Northwest of Lancashire renowned for its annual lighting arrangements known locally as ‘Blackpool Illuminations’ or ‘The Blackpool Lights’, and it also is home to an amusement park and the famous ‘Blackpool Tower’…. Continue Reading →
Offering up a steady stream of full lengths, split releases and EP’s since 2016, Wraith have an old school thrash style that is very much a product of their influences. The four member band are clearly standard bearers for early… Continue Reading →
Back in 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” and since then this, and its English translation “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, have been widely quoted and… Continue Reading →
‘Eternal Nightmare’ and ‘Frolic Through The Park’ were my first foray into Bay Area thrash and still easily in my favourite albums list. Perhaps owing to nostalgia, but also because I really enjoyed them. I could bore or regale you… Continue Reading →
Since 2011 Abyssus have been churning out death metal, Greek style. They’ve a string of EP’s, split releases and latest offering “Death Revival” is their third full length. The band have continued to grow and mature, evolving their sound into… Continue Reading →
It’s been seven long years since ‘Blood In, Blood Out’ came out, & I’m trying to decide to say “it was worth the wait” or that “it didn’t come soon enough” since both are equally valid, but things being what… Continue Reading →
Bangalore, India isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you think about heavy metal. However, such is the reach of our music that geographical and cultural boundaries are forever crossed. Kryptos have been at the forefront of Indian… Continue Reading →
Throw yourself head first into the pit and do it with confidence and purpose because that’s what Prayers Of Sanity command of you with this full-on thrash assault, ‘Doctrine Of Misanthropy’. Eight tracks of solid and unrelenting thrash, or more… Continue Reading →
After reviewing last year’s EP, I was more than happy to take a listen to the new album and I’m glad to say it doesn’t disappoint. As it’s taken 25 years since Mordred last released an album, they decided not… Continue Reading →
January 2021, trapped once more in lockdown, short days, cold wet weather, surely one way to try to raise the spirits would be with a new Korpiklaani album? A bit of unbridled up-tempo folk metal to raise the January mood,… Continue Reading →