Despite the title of the EP, Khasm are not a band from the high north. Au contrare, they are from Colmar in France. The only affiliation with Scandinavia, as far as I can see, is the producer of the EP. None other than Clawfinger keyboardist\/Feared bassist Jocke Skog has twisted the knobs. Not that there should be any comparison with Clawfinger – Khasm don’t sound anything like them.<\/p>\n
‘Fenris’ is a four-track effort, and what we get here is thrash metal in a fairly minimalistic form. The sounds basic, to-the-point and heavy. The tempo is varied between fast and mid tempo without ever taking your breath away. These are four excellent songs – and I’m guessing very suitable for enciting mosh pits in a live\u00a0setting. Do not expect revolutions, simply basic and solid thrash metal.<\/p>\n
The themes of the songs? A mixture of Norse mythology, social injustice and Game of Thrones as far as I can tell. Should suit most thrash fans out there.<\/p>\n
Not at all\u00a0a bad release\u00a0from the\u00a0French quartet – now we can just begin to wonder if they have it\u00a0in them to put together a full album!\u00a0I wouldn’t mind if they do!<\/p>\n
Track listing<\/strong>: Playing time<\/strong>: 12 minutes
\n01. Fenris
\n02. No More Justice
\n03. Nightwatch
\n04. Turmoil<\/p>\n
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\nRelease date<\/strong>: 31st of March, 2016
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\nLabel<\/strong>: None
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\nWebsite<\/strong>: khasm.bandcamp.com\/releases<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"