Tag: Thrash
Master – Saints Dispelled Review
The hype sticker for Saints Dispelled states simply, “When it says Master, you get Master.” A truer distillation of a new Master album in 2024 would be hard to come by, I will concede — …
Sovereign – Altered Realities Review
[AWESOME cover art by Skaðvaldur] Sovereign is a thrashy band from Norway. They intermingle with other thrashy bands from Norway (one member has even played live with scene kings Nekormantheon). But Sovereign does not necessarily …
Best Of 2023 – Ryan Tysinger: Lenticular Matters
It’s that time when the End Of The Year starts briskly shuffling us on out to the door and into the eternal night. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Last …
Sadus – The Shadow Inside Review
When I was a wee tot, about a trillion years ago, back in the Paleolithic Age… er, the early ‘80s, I had a bunch of children’s books from a series called ValueTales. The basic gist …
Xoth – Exogalactic Review
Friend, thank you for answering the door. This night is a blustery one and cold. I recognize that your time is valuable. With that in mind, I would like to walk you through this straightforward …
Diamonds & Rust: Slayer – Hell Awaits (The Friday The 13th Edition)
[Artwork by Albert Cueller / Mœbius & Philippe Druillet] Don those hardhats and prep that protective eyeroll gear: Here comes your bagillionth reminder about how triumphant it was to be a kid growing up in …
Solipnosis – Síntesis Silenciosa Review
[Artwork by Trueno de Hera] You are bewitched! – Candlemass It has been a good number of years since an album really made my skin crawl. Not just give me goosebumps mind you, but make …
Demoniac – Nube Negra Review
Language is a key to the way we think. After all, fluency is more than being able to simply translate and recite, it’s only truly achieved when one begins thinking in that language. It can, …