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…
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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…
Body Count – Carnivore
Reviewed: [April 2020] Released [2020 Century Media Records] Rating [3.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Even without all the controversy and hoo-ha, Take 2 of Body Count makes much more of an impact and feels a hell of a lot more legitimate than the first go-round for rapper Ice-T’s metal/crossover offshoot did…
Chuck Billy of Testament on New CD Titans of Creation – All The Songs Have Their Own Identity!
Interviewed by Robert Cavuoto Legendary San Francisco Bay area thrashers, Testament, will be releasing their thirteenth studio CD, Titans of Creation, on April 3rd, via Nuclear Blast Records. It is one of the band’s most brutal CDs to date. Right out of the gate Chuck Billy [vocals], Eric Peterson [guitar],…
DEATH ANGEL – Guitarist Rob Cavestany discusses “Humanicide”, the band’s past and more
INTERVIEW WITH ROB CAVESTANY OF DEATH ANGEL The Bay Area thrash metal literally hit back when Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel embarked on the six-week tour crisscrossing Europe. Metal-Rules.Com had a pleasant opportunity of sitting down with the founder and guitarist of Death Angel, Rob Cavestany, to discuss various topics.…
Vader + Defiled + Chronosphere @ The Underworld
Vader + Defiled + Chronosphere @ The Underworld 09 March 2020 Review by Demitri Levantis Photos by Miguel de Melo Please follow and like us:
Testament + Exodus + Death Angel @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
Testament + Exodus + Death Angel The Bay Strikes Back Tour @O2 Forum Kentish Town 6th March 2020 Review by Jack Merry Photography by Manu Volpina Please follow and like us:
THE BAY STRIKES BACK! Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel: live at the Circus, Helsinki
When three legendary Bay Area thrash metal groups embarked on the tour together, it is evident that the concert venues would be packed and sold out. This kind of tour has waited for years and decades in Finland until it became a reality in 2020. All the three bands, Death…
Amorphia – Arms To Death
Reviewed: March 2020 Released: November 23rd, 2019 / Awakening Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine India thrash war machine Amorphia’s debut assault ARMS TO DEATH is 100% old school bestial aggression. This merciless onslaught of pure thrash metal has received glowing reviews from all over the globe, as…
Discharge : Jeff “JJ” Janiak
INTERVIEW WITH J.J. JANIAK OF DISCHARGE The legendary punk/hardcore squad Discharge have had a huge impact on metal genres since the early 80’s, when the classic HEAR NOTHING SEE NOTHING SAY NOTHING album came out. Discharge’s latest release END OF DAYS testified the legendary hardcore combo is still relevant, vicious…