Tag Thrash
Look, there’s no getting round this, and let’s not beat around the bush – “Crown of Thorns” is pretty much a shoe-in for my album of the year. This has been a good year for releases, but really, nothing has… Continue Reading →
One of the best thing about reviewing is it genuinely keeps reminding you of how little you know. I mean case in point, Obnoxious Youth. Yet another name I had not crossed paths with before so on a quick glance… Continue Reading →
Greek thrashers Speedrush have been knocking about since 2005. The Athens wrecking crew aren’t high on output and “Division Mortality” is just their second full length release following on from 2017’s debut “Endless War”. Don’t let that distract you though;… Continue Reading →
Canadian Metal, eh? I’ve got a real soft spot for the Northern metal bands. Whether it be the much-missed Woods of Ypres, the second wave of thrash die-hards Annihilator or Space-bothering skronk-metallers Voivod, they’ve all got something special about them…. Continue Reading →
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 →
Solitary are a four piece thrash band from Preston, an unassuming part of Lancashire which sits on the banks of the Ribble river and in terms of music, it is most famous for giving us the UK thrash titans Xentrix…. Continue Reading →
Deceased really are the definition of a “cult” band. They’ve been plying their foetid trade now since 1985, and while many metal heads will be au fait with their name, I wonder how many have taken the step to actually… 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 →
This Norwegian version of Sovereign (there are over 15 bands of this name listed that I could find) are a death/thrash group featuring ex members of Nocturnal Breed, Incinerator (these guys are awesome!) and Nekromantheon. ‘Altered Reality’ eventually gets going… 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 →
This is the second album by the American duo from Atlanta, Georgia that was formed in 2020… Well, Motivik was at any rate, they appear to have gone by the moniker Unorthodox between 1993 and 1998, with my favourite song… Continue Reading →
I had to have a word with myself whilst reviewing this album. The description of Crust Punk mixed with Sludge Metal in the list sent by the Ave Noctum Big Boss (ANBB) whet my appetite and got me all a… Continue Reading →