Album Reviews
Extinction – The Dark Matter
So many years ago that I care not remember exactly how many, I met two fine, young men from the Basque country via the Annhilator forum. A bunch of folk who all admired the skills [Read »]
Album Reviews
Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music
Alright, let me make this perfectly clear: Die Krupps rock big time. However paradoxical that may sound when you talk about a band who are rooted in industrial music, that is the truth. During the [Read »]
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Deer Blood – Devolution
‘Not to protect, but to extend your own freedom Let it ring, with a shotgun blast’ Excuse me? Have we heard that somewhere before? There are many ways of showing your inspiration, and borrowing phrasings [Read »]
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Polarized – Western Hypnosis
Thrash metal is very easy to come by these days, that is no secret. There’s an ocean of bands who’ve jumped the band wagon and play thrash the way they think it was played when [Read »]
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Trials – This Ruined World
We all get into bands in very different ways and have experienced the “love at first listen” or the bands we gradually learned to love. But actually, very few bands blew my mind right away [Read »]
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Soulfly – Archangel
By 1996, Sepultura had grown into a metal monster. The Brazilian four-piece had not only shaken up thrash metal with ‘Beneath the Remains’ from 1989, they’d managed to go gold with ‘Arise’ (1991) and ‘Chaos A.D.’ [Read »]
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Nuclear – Formula For Anarchy
This Chilean band releases its fifth album and there is one band and one band only that I have to mention. If you can’t wait for the new Slayer album, you should buy this. All songs [Read »]
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Ultimate Holocaust – Blackmail The Nation
Ultimate Holocaust; an extreme band name for an extreme Metal band. But what is in a name unless you can live up to it? That is definitely something that the band tried to find out [Read »]
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After All – Rejection Overruled
Fans of this band have to hurry to buy themselves a copy of this 300-limited EP only available on vinyl. The two new songs and a new version of “Land of Sin” are there to [Read »]
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Hyades – The Wolves Are Getting Hungry
Since the Big 8 were the doorway for me into heavier music, I have a soft spot for thrash. To the delight of many listeners like myself, there has been a great resurgence of thrash [Read »]