Tag: Thrash

Ministry – Relapse Review

It was a pretty shitty thing when Al Jourgensen announced that he would be disbanding Ministry, but they certainly went out swinging: 2007’s The Last Sucker perfectly capped off the band’s vitriolic trio of George

Overkill – The Electric Age Review

Two years ago, Overkill’s Ironbound topped my Best Of 2010 list, and the perfect score I awarded it [back when we assigned numerical scores] remains the only 10 I’ve given in my five years at

Desaster – The Arts of Destruction Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Last week, while hovering over an overpriced stout and an over-rocked single malt, a conversation between friends turned to the subject of film; more specifically, high-grade action flicks. Inevitably, we

Macabra – Blood-Nurtured Nature Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Some albums can be weird without integrating banjo solos or techno interludes. Case in point: Macabra‘s debut album, Blood-Nurtured Nature. This is the kind of record that may sound pretty ordinary

Black Breath – Sentenced To Life Review

Seattle’s death/thrash/hardcore act Black Breath is back with full-length number two, Sentenced to Life. The band’s first album, Heavy Breathing, saw the band integrate a heavy Swedish death metal influence into the crossover/thrash sound it

Mpire Of Evil – Hell To The Holy

Mpire of Evil is a super-group of sorts, composed of former Venom members, the most notable of which is Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, Venom’s founding guitarist, who has been off the metal radar since leaving that band over

Metallica – Beyond Magnetic Review

Metallica just doesn’t understand how to stay in our good graces. By most accounts, 2008’s Death Magnetic was a very long-awaited return to form for the Biggest Metal Band in the World. The production was a

Nekromantheon – Rise, Vulcan Spectre Review

Confession: I occasionally take on albums because I think something nice and conventional will be an easy write-up; a type of critical palate-cleanser between the more exploratory and adventurous stuff out there. And 90 percent