Tag: Thrash
Coroner – Dissonance Theory Review
Within the context of human lives, 32 years is a pretty long goddamn time. That’s basically a third of a really long life, so you’d expect people to change quite a bit over that time. …
Graveripper – From Welkin To Tundra Review
[Cover art by Adam Burke] Indianapolis’ appropriately named Graveripper is a combination of two of my favorite things: extreme metal and Hoosier hostility. Now, the black thrash ‘n’ roll outfit has been heavily covered here …
Testament – Para Bellum Review
[Cover art by Eliran Kantor] Thrash metal is a young man’s game. Glance across the genre’s 40-plus years of history and you’ll find that the vast majority of great albums were released when the musicians …
Species – Changelings Review
[Album artwork by Aleksandra Pawłowska] Earlier this year, I finally grabbed the limited edition CD reissues of the early works from Montréal, Canada’s very excellent Obliveon—one of those oft-overlooked projects that arrived somewhat late for …
A Devil’s Dozen – Coroner
After many moons sitting upon the desk of editor Zach Duvall, it’s time to tell the local coroner to bust a U-turn—this installment of the Devil’s Dozen is, in fact, alive and well. While comatose …
Sigh – I Saw The World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV Review
So hey, what the hell, let’s kick things off today with an old chestnut: “Hegel says somewhere that, upon the stage of universal history, all great events and personalities reappear in one fashion or another. …
Diamonds & Rust: Punk Meets Doom, And The Result Is Literally Sacrilege
[Cover artwork by Angus McKie] As a result of punk rock’s penchant for speed and aggression that eventually fueled the fires of the NWOBHM, we are all well aware that punk and heavy metal have …
Programmed To Appease You – Destroy Erase Improve At 30
It might be hard to believe at this point, considering the band’s gargantuan stature in the music industry, but Meshuggah had rather humble beginnings. Take their 1989 self-titled debut EP, for example. It had much …