Tag: Crossover
Diamonds & Rust: Dr. Know – Wreckage In Flesh
I don’t normally prefer to talk about myself in reviews, but Diamonds & Rust is one of those features that affords the Last Rites blockheads an opportunity to get a little more personal while dredging …
Bonehunter – Sexual Panic Human Machine Review
After a number of EPs, splits and demos (and one minor lineup tweak), Bonehunter finally released their debut LP (must have been highly anticipated), Evil Triumphs Again, in 2015. That album, although by no means perfect, set the …
In Defence – Don’t Fuck With The Dungeon Master Review
Despite the British / Canadian spelling of their name, In Defence originates from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They’re a party thrash / crossover band formed in the mid-2000s, with goofy song titles and an outspoken love of …
Foreseen – Helsinki Savagery Review
Get a load of that cover, will ya? You’ve got a pile of skulls spilling out of a creepy car park, Ghost Rider and his angry dog, and a hooded demon about to shoot up …
Iron Reagan – The Tyranny Of Will Review
Crossover may well be the most fun of extreme metal subsets. There’s just something in the tried-and-true combination of thrash and hardcore that, even when lyrically serious, feels irresistibly spirited, perfectly energized and yet possessing …
Children Of Technology – Future Decay Review
Sometimes, a guy needs to turn his brain switch firmly to the “off” position. While there is no shortage of music to fit such times (pretty sure Judas Priest just released a song called “Metalizer”), …
D.I.S. – Becoming Wrath Review
The acronym D.I.S. is short for “Destroyed In Seconds” – knowing that information makes this band quite a bit easier to research, I’ve found. Without it, a quick Google search of “D.I.S.” brings up stock …
Children Of Technology – It’s Time To Face The Doomsday Review
At the corner of Metal-As-Fuck Avenue and Shit-Eating-Grin Boulevard lies the more humorous/tongue-in-cheek side of the thrash/crossover style, which for over 20 years has been giving overly-pompous heavy metal and self-righteous hardcore punk the enema …