Tag: AFM
Crystal Viper – Legends Review
It’s been said before (and it’s about to be said again) that Poland has a deserved reputation for metallic excellence but not necessarily for bold genre-expanding innovation – which is to say, if a generalization …
Onslaught – Sounds Of Violence Review
Despite their longevity, I first truly crossed paths with British thrash outfit Onslaught with their reunion disc, 2007’s Killing Peace. I’d heard of the band, as punkers and then as thrashers and most notably as …
Triosphere – The Road Less Travelled Review
Even if all the opportunistic carbon-copy acts in heavy metal’s recent history leave you less than excited about throwback sounds, it’s hard to deny the retro appeal when those sounds reflect a heartfelt bond with …
Korzus – Discipline Of Hate Review
Korzus formed in Sao Paolo in the early 1980s as a typically feral Slayer-indebted Brazilian-thrash outfit. By 1991’s Mass Illusion, they’d refined their approach into a more controlled Bay Area-styled attack, and then by the …
Jon Oliva’s Pain – Festival
Savatage was a huge part of my formative days—Hall Of The Mountain King, Gutter Ballet and Streets were all huge records for Younger Me. As the ‘Tage went on, even with the departure of one Oliva …
Paradox – Riot Squad Review
Although they’re both German and thrash, Paradox isn’t what most of us would think of when we think of “German thrash.” Their particular brand of speed is more controlled, more technical, more precise than the …
Nostradameus – Illusion’s Parade Review
Swedish power thrashers Nostradameus bring us their sixth record of melodic and epic, Helloween-and-Nocturnal–Rites-indebted speed metal. All the requisite components are here—guitar work with riffs equally melodic and aggressive, throaty vocals that reach into the …
Destruction – The Curse Of The Antichrist – Live In Agony Review
To quote the source, “Destruction strikes back… A devastating thrash attack…” As a partner in the holy trinity of German thrash alongside Kreator and Sodom, Destruction‘s career arc has followed that of their brothers. Like both …