Thrash Metal
ALBUM REVIEW : MINDWARS – Do Unto Others
If there is one name that gets me up-and-about regarding Thrash Metal it’s the mighty Holy Terror from Los Angeles. Responsible for possibly the greatest Thrash masterpiece of all time in 1987’s ‘Terror & Submission’ – if it isn’t part of your wheelhouse or you simply have no idea what/or who I’m taking about, then …
Album Review: Perpetual Warfare – Earthliens
I’m not sure what is going on down in Columbia, but as far as Thrash Metal is concerned, it is clear that the country has some of the best underground bands on the planet! – Fire, Psycho Mania, Subversion, Athor, Agony…the list is endless! And in 2018, rising out of Bogota D.C like a behemoth …
See: Malevolence release new visual for Self Supremacy, plus European tour dates
Following the long-awaited release of their album Self Supremacy last May, Sheffield thrashers have released a brand-new video for the title track of the record. Their latest cinematic hosts an eerie aesthetic littered with shots of fast cars, motorbikes and generally looking ultra-angry, hip and cool. If you like breakdowns, epic guitar solos and deep, …
News: Thrash Legends Kreator to reissue classic 90’s era albums this February
Thrash legends KREATOR are pleased to share that four of their classic ‘90’s era albums will be reissued via BMG on 23 February 2018. Formed in Essen, Germany in 1984, KREATOR are arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, racking up multi-million album sales over the years. KREATOR fused Metallica’s thrash …
Track: Aggression – Unleashing the Ghost
Despite the fact their inception was way back in the 80s, Canadian thrashers Aggression are still active, and making new music. Following on from 2015’s Fractured Psyche Demons, the band return with a new record – Fragmented Spirit Devils, due in October. The record features nine new tracks, along with a cover of Nazareth’s Razamanaz, …
News: Death Angel release first track from live album The Bay Calls For Blood
San Francisco thrash metal outfit Death Angel are set to release a live album- The Bay Calls For Blood- Live In San Francisco, which will be accompanied by their DVD, a thrashumentary. While the full release isn’t until July 24th, Death Angel have released the first live track from the album! Fallen is a lashing, …
News: Lawnmower Deth plan to re-release Ooh Crikey It’s, plus Download apprearance
It’s not fair to say legendary thrash metallers Lawnmower Deth are back, because technically they reformed in 2008, after three and a half albums worth of injecting humour into the genre, and continuing in the tradition of unlikely covers, taking on the likes of Kim Wilde, Squeeze, The Osmonds and Fleetwood Mac between 1987 and …
Meet: Capsize interview
Always searching for the new and the exciting, Jim F interviews exciting Californian Melodic Hardcore band Capsize about, well, being new and exciting.. I’ve always liked new music. John Peel said something to the effect of always trying to discover something he hadn’t heard before – Similarly Gilles Peterson, at the other end of the …