Tag Municipal Waste
I was meant to see Bat back in 2020. They were on a bill in London with Napalm Death, Rotten Sound and EyHateGod. I decided not to go in the end. I was due to see all the bands later… 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 →
It was a bitterly cold evening in Leeds this night, the hardy throng that had queued up outside some half hour or so before doors endured sleet and snow with the wind knifing through you, whereas as I went into… Continue Reading →
I’ll be honest I have not really kept up with “The Waste” over the years. I have most of the albums they have released on MP3 left unlistened to (tape trader style innit – I’m an old thrasher) and that is something I was completely comfortable with…. Continue Reading →
Opening up the release, “The Many Licit Paths” has a brief atmospheric opening loaded with exotic flair which quickly transitions into full on riffing. Powerful with its impact, the tumultuous wall of riffs and commanding vocal snarls hits like a… Continue Reading →
Pomposity and metal often go hand in hand. If we’re being honest with ourselves, there is a predilection for bands, media, and fans alike, to take the whole business of heavy metal very, very seriously indeed. To the point where… Continue Reading →
Around the early to mid 00s we saw a slew of Thrash bands popping up, Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust, Evile, Bonded By Blood and our subject for today Gama Bomb. That’s just the tip of the iceberg too, there were… Continue Reading →
I have had a slew of top quality thrash albums in the last couple of months or so such as the Scars (Brazil), Mosh-Pit Justice (Bulgaria), Annexation (Germany) plus the awesome latest effort by Solitary (UK) and we can now… Continue Reading →
I’ve always been a bit of a fan of parody in film, Austin Powers, Kung Pow, Dewey Cox all heavy hitters upon my list of top movies of all time. But we’re not here to discuss the silver screen, we’re… Continue Reading →
Who is the biggest and best modern Metal band? You could ask this question and get so many different answers. For one the camps of Metal are now so divided that those whom hate for example Metalcore are never going… Continue Reading →
Has it really been 20 years?! Joel Grind came onto the scene, I remember being excited about the first couple of full-length releases (there were a fair few splits and demo releases also), I still remember the vibrant vinyl of… Continue Reading →
One of the core concepts in Thrash Metal is how fun it is. Sure, you can be all serious like Slayer, Metallica (pre-1991) and Megadave are, but Anthrax were the band who managed to bring the fun with their infectious… Continue Reading →