This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Canyon – Static May 21st, 2021 – Self-Release…
Thrash Metal
Video Nasty – Video Nasty
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Canadian newcomers Video Nasty have a clear passion for two things: thrash metal and classic b-movie horror. Seems like a match made in hell, or at the very least in a cannibal-ridden rainforest. Musically, this is as straightforward and…
Beekeeper – Slaves To The Nothing
April 2021 May 7th, 2021 / Metal Assault Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Let the pandemonium begin! San Diego’s Beekeeper is on the verge of laying down a severe beating of the senses with their debut album, SLAVES TO THE NOTHING. This is where I would say…
Danish Thrashers ARTILLERY Reveal Details for New Album, X, Launch First Single, “IN THRASH WE TRUST”
On May 7th, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, X, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of X, the new single, “In Thrash We Trust”, can be heard at: metalblade.com/artillery – where the album can be pre-ordered in the following formats: – ltd. digipak-CD (incl. 2 bonus tracks)…
Quick Jabs for March 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Rageful – Ineptitude September 18th, 2020 – Self-Release…
Quick Jabs for February 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Tantivy – Eyes Of The Night January 15th,…
Schizophrenia – Voices
Schizophrenia – Voices Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Remember when Kreator circa ’86-’87 was the fastest and most pissed off sounding band you’d ever heard? That was the same vibe I had listening to VOICES, the debut EP from Belgium’s Schizophrenia. One of the…
Bloodkill – Throne Of Control
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Self Released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Coming at you from the Indian city of Mumbai, heavy thrashers Bloodkill have just self-released their debut album Throne Of Control. Speaking about the themes that accompany the band’s rapid fire approach to heavy music, Bloodkill describe Throne of…
Best of 2020: Kieron Hayes
01. Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion (SAMPLE) Spirituality and Distortion is a truly strange album, and it plays into that as its strength just perfectly. It’s one of those avant-garde metal albums that throws in a ton of different sounds, either one after another or at the same time. You’ll…
ALITOR – II
Reviewed: Jan 2021 Released: 2020, Ragnaröck Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Dennis I reviewed an awful lot of music this year only to almost miss one of the best Thrash Metal outputs of the year. The record of the Serbian Thrash band Alitor is simply named II. Alitor was formed in…
Bloodletter – Funeral Hymns
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire Bloodletter hails from Chicago, Illinois. A city that has a turbulent past and that has been home to a booming rock and metal-scene ever since the 60’s up to now. A shared love for metal brought these four…
Quick Jabs for January 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Trident – North October 2nd, 2020 – Non…
Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos
Reviewed: [January 2021] Released [2021 Napalm Records] Rating [4/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson After the Brazilian thrash trio Nervosa imploded last spring when bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto quit, founding guitarist and lone remaining member Prika Amaral didn’t waste any time getting the band regrouped and rearmed. Eight months…
Finnish thrashers Prestige inks deal with Massacre Rec
The Finnish thrash metallers PRESTIGE, feat vocalist/bassist Aku Kytölä, guitarists Jan “Örkki” Yrlund(Imperia, Satyrian, ex-Ancient Rites and ex-Lacrimosa) & Ari Karppinen and drummer Matti “Matson” Johansson (ex- Korpiklaani ), will release a new digital single entitled “Exit” on the 15th of December. The single can be pre-ordered and -saved from…
Speedkiller – Midnight Vampire
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, Helldprod Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire SPEEDKILLER’s first and highly anticipated EP “Midnight Vampire”; hailing from the Minas Gerais axis the band itself has two years of existence and until almost now they only released two singles on YouTube. Pretty rad, right? But this…