Tag Thrash
Perhaps it’s a sign of having lived on this island for over a decade when the first thing you do is complain about the fucking rain which when combined with the industrial action taking place on the London Underground Network,… Continue Reading →
Centiment unleash themselves upon us with “Streets of Rage”, their appropriately titled first album. The band members are anything but novices. Three of them are key players from InMe, from whom I haven’t heard anything in a while. I sense… Continue Reading →
Stone me I’m a luckier than a cat with a strawberry flavoured arse! I’ve had a run of really good albums to review recently and that has continues with the first full length record from North London caaaaaaants Dripback. I’ve… Continue Reading →
Thrash Metal. What does that mean to you? For me it means tight jeans, Converse basketball boots, patched denim over leather (Bonded By Blood back patch was mine), mullets, Lowenbrau and getting smashed to bits at Kings, The Greyhound or… Continue Reading →
Not the first country that springs to mind when you think of thrash metal is it? I mean yeah King Diamond is a legend and Artillery are a fine band ……. and some Napster suing dwarf drummer from Denmark did… Continue Reading →
Before becoming Legion Of The Damned this act operated under the name of Occult, releasing five albums between 1994 and 2003. While their brand of thrashy/death/black metal was energetic enough it failed to elevate the band beyond their underground status…. Continue Reading →
I usually don’t read the promo information sent by PR companies or bands in order to avoid tarnishing my own opinion before listening to releases but a quick read of the rather large typeface sheet included with this promo has… Continue Reading →
Another band new to these ears – Derogatory have released their nine track debut album on the ever reliable FDA Rekotz. Hailing from Los Angeles the band play traditional USDM and play it well! After a cheeky little acoustic intro… Continue Reading →
Oh yes it’s a flashback alright, first song here ‘Deathwish’ states that clearly and what we get on these 12 tracks are Pro-Pain at their best harking right back to the sound that defined them all those years ago on… Continue Reading →
Ah, another album where I can drag out the hoary old cliche “I’m old enough to remember when their debut came out… “. True, I do remember the Danes’ ‘Fear Of Tomorrow ‘ but frankly as I’ve heard nothing since,… Continue Reading →
I wasn’t expecting much from this bunch of Ukrainian thrashers (who used to be called Hellion but changed to avoid confusion with other acts) but what a surprise they are and this is their fourth full length. Enlisting a couple… Continue Reading →
During my usual trawls through the internet looking for new blood to listen to I came across this band by accident and was thoroughly impressed with this album which is their fifth, yes fifth release in eight years and they’re… Continue Reading →