Tag Kreator
Fanthrash – a strange name for a band. According to their website, their name apparently morphed from the original moniker of Fantom – just lowered in ‘om’ but with newly added ‘hrash’. Makes all the difference to help them stand… Continue Reading →
The big four of thrash may well be criminally considered to be American, but when it comes to European thrash and in particular German thrash, then the big four are surly and most unquestionably Sodom, Destruction, Kreator and Tankard. This… Continue Reading →
The last time I had any involvement or listened to any of Sacred Steel’s albums was way back in 1998 with their ‘Wargods of Metal’ release. Move forward a few years and these German’s are still doing what they were… Continue Reading →
Resurgency hail from the Greek city of Athens and spend their days playing death metal the olde way. The band’s line-up comprises two members of rising force Necrovorous, namely Tolis B on bass and the ever-busy Vagelis Felonis on drums…. Continue Reading →
“Mars Mantra” and “Phantom Antichrist” are listed as a single track, however the former is an instrumental intro for the album which becomes the title track where Mille Petrozza’s distinct vocals along with his and Sami Yli-Sirniö’s guitar riffs usage… Continue Reading →
NWOWTM an acronym I’ve made up for New Wave Of Worldwide Thrash Metal, more or less sums up what has happened to the thrash metal genre in recent years, well I’d say from about 2004ish with an exponential explosion of… Continue Reading →
Once upon a time Teutonia was a place unmatched when it came to dashing out punishing evil thrash. Bands like Sodom, Kreator, Poison, Destruction, Assassin and Minotaur acted as the spark for a revolution is extreme music. Another one of… Continue Reading →
I was genuinely surprised to discover that `Death Hammer’ is actually Flayed Disciple’s first full length album. For a debut, it is incredibly professional, accomplished and polished, as well as visceral and intense. It is also a genuinely authentic-sounding slab… Continue Reading →
It is often a puzzle as to why so many mediocre bands get such a lot of publicity. Look around, there are mundane, mediocre bands everywhere, being rammed down your throat by desperate record labels. Bands with no ideas (except… Continue Reading →
Yep, you read that right. Thirty damned years including a couple of minor ‘holidays’ due to splits and serious illness is how long Teutonic metal heads Holy Moses have been thrashing it up. Thirty. Yeah they were one of the… Continue Reading →
So Exumer has finally decided to dust off the denims and leathers and get back together and release a new album after thinking about it for a few years, well two of the original line up has anyway, namely Mem… Continue Reading →
Barren Earth are both a fairly new but also familiar sounding group whose fronds dig deep into the frozen soil of Finland and comprise members of many well known acts from the land synonymous with atmospheric doom and gloomy… Continue Reading →