August 2020 June 6th, 2020 / Awakening Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Evilcult metal! With a name like this and a cover like that, only one thing comes to mind. Pure thrash metal, right? For the most part, yes. But of course, these days, we must…
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Elmsfire – Wings of Reckoning
Reviewed: August, 2020 Released: 2020, Recordjet Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Elmsfire have been about since 1999 and have had two full lengths and a few demos up until this point. The band from Düsseldorf have been in a bit of a transition again as they shake up the lineup…
Sanity Control – War on Life
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Selfmadegod Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Sanity Control is a crossover thrash metal band hailing from Warsaw, Poland who pay homage to the classic metal sounds while combining it with a distorted hardcore punk assault and shoving the whole thing through a blender repeatedly. I…
Dubin, Adam-Murder In The Front Row (DVD Review)
Reviewed: August, 2020 Published: 2019, MVD Visual Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Back in 2011 a pair of gentlemen by the names of Brian Lew and Harold Oimen released a book called MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW. These guys were fans and members of the bay area thrash scene in the…
Bear Mace – Charred Field Of Slaughter
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020 – Self released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Since forming in 2012, Chicago death metal quintet Bear Mace have, by their own account, mostly operated in the shadows. Influenced by classic bands such as Death, Bolt Thrower and Massacre, the band initially made their presence known…
Testament Vocalist Chuck Billy Lends Voice to Megaforce Records Founder Jon Zazula’s Audible Release of “Heavy Tales” Book
Listen to Chuck Billy’s Exclusive Excerpt Today via Consequence of Sound’s Heavy Consequence Audible Edition of “Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As Lived by Jon Zazula,” Read by the Author Himself, Set for Release July 21 Iconic Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, who graciously penned the foreword to Megaforce Records founder Jon Zazula’s Heavy…
Devastator – Baptised in Blasphemy
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Clobber Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Metal is a forever evolving phenomenon, and that is not done just by bands taking the old sound and adding new things, but also by the kids who keep the old school alive. By that, I am referring…
Vampire – Interview with Black String (guitars, songwriting)
Interview with Black String – guitarist and songwriter Interview by Kira Levine Vampire links: Facebook Bandcamp Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. – Black String, guitarist Vampire formed almost a decade ago. How did you guys all meet? –…
Torrefy – Life is Bad
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: Year, torrefy.bandcamp.com/ Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Ambra Chilenwa Life Is Bad is the third full length album released by Canadian thrash metal group Torrefy, which could possible be any thrasher’s new collection piece. The production consists of fiery rhythms and elevating pieces. This will be there first…
Amorphia – Merciless Strike
Reviewed: [June 2020] Released [2020 Awakening Records] Rating [3.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Indian revivalists Amorphia do a more then credible job of capturing – if not outright re-creating – the sound and spirit of late ’80s thrash. And while “re-thrash” has been done to death over the last like 20…
Torrefy – Life Is Bad
June 2020 July 1st, 2020 / Self-Release Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine When it comes to genre-bending or including several styles of music to classify a band’s sound, it can go either one of two ways. There tend to be some bands that try a bit too hard…
Gomorra – Divine Judgement
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Noble Demon Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Let’s get this out of the way right now: these guys really need to tour with Sodom. They even feature Damir Eskic of Destruction, so there is a German thrash connection. Maybe he can put in a good…
Thrash metal legend Onslaught release a lyric video for new song “Religiousuicide”
The legendary British thrash metal outfit Onslaught has launched a new song called “Religiousuicide” from the forthcoming album titled GENERATION ANTICHRIST due out on the 7th of August on AFM. This is also the first Onslaught album to feature the new vocalist, Dave Garnett, replacing the longtime singer Sy Keeler. …
Raider – Guardian Of The Fire
May 2020 March 20th, 2020 / Self-Release Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine It is always a pretty cool thing when I come across a new band that I genuinely enjoy listening to. One that can blend genres I am privy to, and blend said styles in a…
Testament – Titans of Creation
Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2020, Nuclear Blast Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Bay Area thrash metal stalwarts Testament unleash their 13th full length studio album “Titans of Creation,” the follow-up to 2016’s excellent “Brotherhood of the Snake.” There’s a hunger, excitement and energy present across “Titans of Creation” that proves beyond…