Tag: Thrash
Death Strike – Fuckin’ Death (Reissue) Review
Though they bear different names and a few different members, Death Strike and Master are largely the same, with the former serving mostly as a brief mid-1980s departure from the latter for Master-mind Paul Speckmann, whose distinctive …
Deceased – Surreal Overdose Review
“Mother?…What’s wrong with me?” Surreal Overdose doesn’t flash much of anything we haven’t heard a thousand times before, particularly if you count yourself a long-time fan of Deceased. But what sets this band on an …
All Pigs Must Die – God Is War Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Although I’m not alone in feeling that the word “brutal” has been used to the point where you almost can never use it in a review anymore due to having lost …
Cruxifiction – The Coming Review
originally written by Jim Brandon With all these genres being bent and twisted to the point where they become unrecognizable in some instances, it’s nice to have a band around like Cruxifiction, despite their rather …
After Oblivion – Vultures Review
One thing that I’ve found constantly puzzling during this whole thrash revival thingy is why nearly all of the bands forego the epic and cerebral side of thrash in favor of mostly speed, a punk …
Bones – Bones Review
These Bones are pulled from the rotten corpse of Chicago’s Usurper. Their debut, this self-titled disc is yet another old-school-leaning effort in the current wave of such, but unlike almost all the other recent retro-minded …
Dekapitator – We Will Destroy…You Will Obey!!! (Reissue) Review
Originally released in 1999, We Will Destroy…You Will Obey!!! was the debut from Dekapitator, an act formed by Exhumed members Matt Harvey (guitars, vox) and Col Jones (drums) to scratch their violently thrashing itch. And …
Voivod – Warriors Of Ice Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn With a setlist made up of primarily pre-90s Voivod, it’s hard not to get sentimental. So it’s off to the elementary school daze for a momentary lapse… Summer vacation 1988, Chicago, 90º …