Tag Thrash
1985-1988 were really important years in the development of extreme metal. For a while, the terms now used in relatively precise terms by lovers of our brands of noise were relatively interchangeable. I can recall Megadeth proudly calling themselves “state… Continue Reading →
Leafing through the PR info when this album hit my inbox, I was thinking that I recognised the band name and sure enough suddenly saw the words stating that Ave Noctum described last album Spirituality as “a vaccine to life’s… Continue Reading →
A couple of observations over the past year have not escaped me and that is the amount of death metal arriving from France and also thrash from Spain. Fully endorsing the latter are this relatively new outfit from Barcelona who… Continue Reading →
Worcester, Massachusetts five piece High Command are the latest in a long line of modern thrash acts who are trying to keep the wild and untamed spirit of its origins alive. Instead of the over-produced efforts from some, High Command… Continue Reading →
The artist behind this debut album makes no pretence that he is doffing his cap to bands that have had an impact on him, among them Testament, Strapping Young Lad, Slayer, Annihilator, Pantera and Meshuggah. Martijn Balsters, the artist in… Continue Reading →
We all know that feeling of nostalgia when we listen to a band we enjoyed a few decades ago. Well, how about when they release something new, but it immediately falls short of expectations? Thankfully, that is not the case… Continue Reading →
It’s 1981. Over 120 years ago the warlock K. K. Fossor and the witchfinder Peter Thompson did battle in the town of Hemmersmoor and we were left in a situation where Fossor had managed to resurrect his daughter but it… Continue Reading →
This is Teutonic Thrash from Poland with a heavy slice of Kreator, Sodom and early Slayer influence. The imagery may have them pigeonholed into a more blackened sub-genre, however, musically they are much more proficient, being seasoned musicians from many… Continue Reading →
Coming seemingly from out of nowhere Spider God a UK based act and predominantly the work of G ascertained themselves with some very distinctive EP’s and splits of black metal / guitar shred in the early 2020’s. The zealous and… Continue Reading →
Over the years of writing here I have noticed that I seem to be drawn towards many of the Spanish thrash and death metal acts who we have brought to our attention. A trend I have picked up on is… Continue Reading →
As clever as the title is by this veteran death metal act, there have been a number of other bands using it either as album titles or song titles as this release is the band’s first since 2005’s ‘Reclaim The… Continue Reading →
Certain musical adventures, outputs, meanderings, experiments, trials, tribulations, and exercises in ego massaging are able, in certain circumstances, to fly under the radar and generally considered, reviewed, and appreciated from a musicality perspective rather than with any preconceived notions of… Continue Reading →