Tag: Thrash
Master – The Human Machine Review
Slaves To Society rekindled my interest in Master, a fandom that had lain dormant for a few years as the band had slipped off my radar. That ripping little record made my Top Ten of 2008 …
Audiopain / Nekromantheon – Split EP Review
With the stack of promos at waist height, we usually wouldn’t get around to a two-track split, but when the name Audiopain comes across my desk, I take notice. These Norwegian heshers have been dealing …
Exodus – Exhibit B: The Human Condition Review
It’s not a particularly radical notion that this latest incarnation of Exodus has become something of a polarizing outfit. While no one can deny the band’s historical impact, since the second departure of their second classic vocalist …
Trident – World Destruction Review
Ignoring the more epic connotations that go with naming their band after Poseidon’s weapon of choice, Sweden’s Trident instead employ the form of thrash- and death-influenced black metal currently saturating the scene. Debut World Destruction …
Blatant Disarray – Everyone Dies Alone Review
originally written by Jim Brandon It’s not so much the meat, it’s the motion, isn’t it? What you do with what you’ve got, whether you prefer to swing it around all willy-nilly, or focus it …
Black Breath – Heavy Breathing Review
It seems like only months ago that I reviewed Black Breath’s debut, Razor to Oblivion, and in the relatively brief time since that EP’s release late last year, Black Breath has undergone a stylistic change. …
Lair Of The Minotaur – Evil Power Review
First things first: I have always considered myself to be a fan of Lair of the Minotaur. Their first three full-lengths brought no-bullshit, balls-heavy, metal-to-the-bone, sludged-up thrashness, especially 2006’s fuckawesome The Ultimate Destroyer. They were never primed …
Darkthrone – Circle The Wagons Review
First, a quick tip of the hat to the people of Peaceville Records: A pre-order of the LP version of Circle the Wagons brought it to my doorstep a full month before the official release …