Tag Thrash
Recently I purchased this bands debut album “Pursuit Of Honor” and was thoroughly satisfied with their brand of screaming thrash with tons of groove and top end making it a weighty release. My anticipation of this sophomore effort was high… Continue Reading →
Hooooo-kaaaaaay. Polish band called Driller, sporting one of the worst covers I’ve seen in an absolute age and with song titles (that aren’t covers) of the likes of ‘Pleasure To Kill’, ‘Judgement Day’, ‘Madness Inc.’ and ‘Zombie Invaders’. Can you… Continue Reading →
It goes without saying that this lot win band name of the month if not the year and it was no surprise to discover when reading into these degenerates that a) they are Australian and b) they don’t take themselves… Continue Reading →
Righto, cards on the table; like many reviewers, I was in a band that didn’t make it. What can I say? I was a stoned student, played rhythm guitar in a thrash and punk cover band and didn’t expect to… Continue Reading →
The press release labels this trio as Swedish Thrash Maniacs and while I can wholly concur in regards to this statement musically, Fredrik Wester’s vocals are more a blend of Gothenburg death metal and black metal rasps than any thrash… Continue Reading →
Two years ago I reviewed this thrash band from Denver, Colorado’s album ‘Time Is Up’. Other than a new bassist in the form of Mike Leon, the line-up of guitarist/vocalist Dave Sanchez, guitarist Reece Scruggs, and drummer Pete Webber remains… Continue Reading →
This is a Canadian melodic death metal band on album number three, they have actually changed their style from the more blackened path that began at their inception. The opening few tracks are full of power and energy and there… Continue Reading →
I first clashed heads with Pasadena Napalm Division on their P.N.D. EP back in 2010. Lot of fun it was too and I was glad to meet their acquaintance and all that malarkey. Not that they were all complete strangers… Continue Reading →
I’ll admit that I’m not particularly familiar with the metal scene in New Zealand at all. From memory I can only name three Kiwi bands that I’ve experienced the music of (those being Diocletian, Ulcerate and Dawn of Azazel). I… Continue Reading →
Every time I’ve heard current bands in the Thrash/Death Metal category it’s always Kreator/Slayer/Morbid Angel/Death (delete as appropriate) by numbers. Like there were only a limited number of Thrash bands towards the extreme side of the genre and it’s best… Continue Reading →
Texan, Old-school death metallers Morgengrau were formed in 2010, so they’re still nippers to the scene. Having only just recorded their debut album it’s gonna take a cd made out of belly button fluff from each member of Cannibal Corpse… Continue Reading →
Righto, I must first admit in the last few years on average I have bought more stoner/doom albums a fortnight then I have bought thrash albums per year. I don’t have any particular reason for this fact apart from the… Continue Reading →