Album Reviews
Harlott – Extinction
These are some fine months for old school thrash fans, or should I say for the new wave of thrash fans. After Havok and Warbringer, it is time for Australia’s Harlott’s new album. These guys [Read »]
Album Reviews
Havok – Conformicide
Yeah, the new Havok album! In my opinion, Havok, together with Warbringer, Harlott, and Suicidal Angels is one of the new thrash bands that can compete with the old school eighties bands like Testament, Slayer, [Read »]
Live Reviews
Battle of the Bays 2016
I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the announcement of the Battle of the Bays billing. Obituary, Exodus and Prong sharing stage in a fairly small venue? Almost too good to be true, but [Read »]
Album Reviews
National Suicide – Anotheround
After an album in 2009, this is the second for this Italian thrash band. The music is influenced by 80’s thrash of bands like Exodus and Overkill. The most interesting and for some also irritating [Read »]
Album Reviews
Assassin – Combat Cathedral
This German band is most famous for the cult album “The Upcoming Terror” and “Interstellar Experience”. In 2005 and 2011 other releases followed, but didn’t break any legs in the thrash scene. In a period [Read »]
Album Reviews
Crisix – From Blue to Black
After albums of Angelus Apatrida, Raze and Phobos Preacher yet another release of a Spanish thrash band. I was not familiar with this band, but they already started in 2008 and this is their third album. First under the [Read »]
Album Reviews
Accuser – The Forlorn Divide
German band Accuser already started in 1986, after 7 full lengths it got a bit quiet till there was a new Accuser album in 2010 (they have been active under the name Scartribe for a [Read »]
Album Reviews
Exumer – The Raging Tides
A band with a big cult status because of their releases in the eigthies is this German Exumer. Which thrash fan doesn’t know their cult album ‘Possessed By Fire’? Back then the band didn’t get the same [Read »]
Album Reviews
Lost Society – Braindead
This Finnish thrash band started some years ago and released thier first album when they were very young. The lyrics and song titles were quite simple back then, also the music wasn’t very groundshaking. Their [Read »]
Album Reviews
Shallow Ground – Embrace the Fury
Old school thrash metal from Connecticut. This is the second release of this band. The music indeed makes you think of the late eighties, especially of the Bay Area thrash. Besides thrash, I would also mention speed [Read »]