Thrash Metal

Hellsodomy – Morbid Cult Review

By Mark Z. on December 5, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Saturnal Records, Thrash Metal, Turkish Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 21 comments

“I’m willing to bet Voidhanger’s Working Class Misanthropy is a legal means of execution in some countries and Goatwhore’s live performance remains the only thing that has caused me to piss my pants in my adult life. Hellsodomy don’t sound too much like those bands, but the raging energy this Turkish quartet exudes with their whirlwind of blakk, thrash, and death is enough to make me consider shoving their second album Morbid Cult right into the flabby folds of my Year End List.” Are you cultish?

Bull Elephant – Bull Elephant Review

By Huck N Roll on November 25, 2019 in 2019, British Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Eat Lead and Die Music, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal, Thrash Metal, 27 comments

“A concept album about a re-animated African elephant, performed in a progressive doom style? Yes, please! This is the story of some Nazi dude who wants to bring an elephant back from the dead as a new weapon, but in a Lovecraftian twist, a shaman witch gets in the way. Not only is the concept fun, but Bull Elephant insist on remaining an anonymous collective.” Mess with the bull, you get the Huck.

Warsenal – Feast Your Eyes Review

By Steel Druhm on November 16, 2019 in 2019, Canadian Metal, Reviews, Speed Metal, Svart Records, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, 28 comments

“Warsenal is a throwback speed trio hailing from Canada, and much like their countrymen Razor, they want to bring the iron hammer down on you with merciless aggression and bestial wengeance. Their sophomore outing is speed for speed sake, with everything carefully curated to sound like it was belched out between the years 1983 – 1986.” Speed thrills.

Sarke – Gastwerso Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on November 5, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Indie Recordings, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, 16 comments

“Since 2016’s Bogefod, Sarke has been on a steady incline that includes clean/acoustic guitars, interesting key work, and female vocals. In and around it all, they use aggressive Hellhammer/Celtic Frost moments, cold first-wave tremolo pickings, and plenty of slumbering sinisterness. Bogefod and its follow-up, Viige Urh, were fresh cuts that sounded like siblings born moments apart from one another. But where is Gastwerso’s branch on this family tree? Is it the birth of triplets or is this a xenomorph C-section?” Horrific lineage.

Dissorted – The Final Divide Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on November 2, 2019 in 2019, Black Sunset Records, German Metal, MDD Records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 14 comments

“What am I supposed to do if I can’t look at a band’s country of origin and judge them accordingly? What the fuck am I supposed to do as a reviewer if I can’t take one of my Sodom reviews, copy-and-paste it into the blog, and change the band name and album title? Don’t worry, dear reader. It’s no problem. I’ll, instead, steal some adjectives from Steel‘s Death Angel reviews and verbiage from AMG‘s Iced Earth ones to pen my writeup of The Final Divide. That’ll work.” Plague of plagiarism.

Algebra – Pulse? Review

By Holdeneye on October 15, 2019 in 2019, Reviews, Swiss Metal, Thrash Metal, Unspeakable Axe Records, Thrash Metal, 52 comments

“On their third full-length, Pulse?, Swiss thrashers Algebra explore some science not-so-fiction topics like artificial intelligence and robots through a groovy yet technically proficient thrash lens. Chaos Edy handles lead guitar and vocal duties. His grunts are reminiscent of those of Max Cavalera, and when combined with the bouncing and aggressive riff style of Phil Void and the lyrics warning of future societal calamities, you can’t help but feel that the spirit of classic Sepultura is being conjured.” Math kills.

War Cloud – State of Shock Review

By GardensTale on October 13, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Ripple Music, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, 14 comments

“It can be hard to keep up, can’t it? You barely scrape together the time to listen to one album and another three demanding your time are dropped in your lap. So I won’t do that to you, my friend. Grab a beverage if you like, and join me. Come sit a little closer and let’s simply enjoy each other’s company with a bit of comfort metal to take the pressure off.” Bob Ross, metal reviewer.

Voice of Ruin – Acheron Review

By Carcharodon on October 10, 2019 in 2019, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Swiss Metal, Tenacity Music, Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 8 comments

“Voice of Ruin know what they like to do and are continuing to do it. And “that” is melodic death-tinged thrash. Where Purge and Purify felt like out and out Lamb of God worship⁠—and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that⁠—Acheron sees Voice of Ruin expanding their sound a bit more.” Define “a bit.”

Slutvomit – Copulation of Cloven Hooves Review

By Mark Z. on October 8, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Invictus Productions, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 20 comments

“I return to my chambers, cackling madly. I’ve just dropped a heap of Witch Vomit on a bunch of unsuspecting n00bs in favor of something even fouler: Slutvomit, a Seattle quartet who play a raw and devilish union of thrash, black, and death metal. Madam X took on the band’s 2013 debut Swarming Darkness and found it a reasonably enjoyable release with similarities to early Sodom. But now, second album Copulation of Cloven Hooves is upon us, an album that I feel especially qualified to review given it was made by a band with ‘vomit’ in the name.” I don’t want to know what that says about you.

Toxic Holocaust – Primal Future: 2019 Review

By Steel Druhm on October 4, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, eOne Music, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 35 comments

“Thrash has evolved into many things over its nearly 40 year existence, from primitive, crude beginnings to insanely fast, shockingly technical and surprisingly melodic forms. There’s something to be said for all these various shades, but for old timers like me, thrash is always best served raw, and rowdy with a side of cheap beer and a spiked leather fist upside the head. That’s where Toxic Holocaust lives, down in the slime with early acts like Sodom and the long forgotten NME.” Blast to the future.