Posts Tagged ‘Thrash Metal’

Inscribed – Upon the Twisted Throne

Inscribed – Upon the Twisted Throne

Inscribed is a new death/thrash metal band hailing from Florida and after a demo, released a nifty little EP In Silent Oblivion, in 2024. A three-piece band with Evie Austin (Cemetery Filth) on bass, Lucas Moore – drums/vox and Mario Alvarez shredding on guitar. If you’re into bands like Sadus, Warbringer, Cynic/latter Death, you will […]

Desolus – Dwellers of the Twilight Void

Desolus – Dwellers of the Twilight Void

Desolus, outta the MD/DC area, are back with album #2, Dwellers of the Twilight Void. I reviewed their debut in 2024, System Shock, and really enjoyed their take on classic German thrash metal. Bileh Dougsiyeh is welcomed into the fold as the new drummer. Their previous drummer, Travis Stone, has moved from drums to guitars […]

Lair of the Minotaur – I Hail I

Lair of the Minotaur – I Hail I

For a while there in the early and mid 00s, Chicago’s Lair of the Minotaur was where one of the most metal fucking bands out there. The Steve Rathbone (7000 Dying Rats) led project, joined at times by the likes of Larry Herwig (Pelican), Chris Wozniak (Serpent Crown), Nate Olp (Demiricous), and others, kicked out […]

Sepultura – The Cloud of Unknowing EP

Sepultura – The Cloud of Unknowing EP

Part 1: History and Memory I first heard Sepultura in 1990. It was Beneath the Remains, and from that opening acoustic guitar, I was hooked. It was brutal, beautiful, and violent. Its predecessors Morbid Visions/ Beastial Devastation and Schizophrenia, were still unheard mysteries to me, and I later was able to get a hold of […]

Hellripper – Coronach

Hellripper – Coronach

So, I don’t have kids – and as a 40 year old man married to a woman of the same age, the likelihood of it happening at this point is… not great. Which is fine! We have dogs. We really like dogs! And I’ve been yelled at by more than enough of you parents of […]

Exodus – Goliath

Exodus – Goliath

So quite a bunch of things have been swirling around the Exodus camp over the last few years. First and foremost, Goliath is the long-time thrashers’ 13th album and first for new label Napalm Records. I am a huge Exodus fan and have reviewed their last several albums and have seen them live a bunch […]

Megadeth – Megadeth

Megadeth – Megadeth

17 friggin’ albums. More hits than misses in the Megadeth discography. Megadeth is the final album by Dave Mustaine, the sole remaining original member. Throughout his career, he’s rarely had a consistent line-up, and I liken him to Chuck Schuldiner (RIP) from Death. With the ever-changing live and full-time musicians. However, both individuals knew how […]

Kreator – Krushers of the World

Kreator – Krushers of the World

Germany’s best thrash metal band, Kreator, return with their 16th full-length album, Krushers of the World. When we look at the Big 4, regardless of your thoughts, it is based on album sales and overall popularity relating to tours,etc.., and they are rightfully: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. When looking at what the second Big […]

Testament – Para Bellum

Testament – Para Bellum

Hello! Welcome to my review of the brand spanking new Testament album entitled Parabellum. I plan on being as fair as possible. This is their fourteenth album, so they have a sizeable back catalog to compare Para Bellum with previous albums. The first thing I notice right off the bat is the amount of blast […]

Coroner – Dissonance Theory

Coroner – Dissonance Theory

What can be said about Switzerland’s Coroner at this point, right?! A few things to point out before getting into Dissonance Theory, their 6th album. Their last album, the disjointed Grin, released in 1993, polarized fans, and this new one, quite honestly, is the comeback album Dark Angel should have written. That is how great […]

Condition Critical – Degeneration Chamber

Condition Critical – Degeneration Chamber

New Jersey’s Condition Critical have been rather quiet since their second album, Extermination Plan in 2016. They had followed their 2013 debut, Operational Hazard, with that killer album. Brazil’s Marquee Records did remaster reissues of both albums, which I reviewed here. The band is made up of Mike Dreher on bass/vocals (backing), Ryan Donato on drums, […]

Degrave – Metalithic

Degrave – Metalithic

From the murky depths of Missouri comes the fourth full-length from native sons Degrave. If you recall, I covered their previous, jaw-dropping release Volume from 2023. That was a metal as fuck album and… good news, everyone! Metalithic fucking kills! I mean that too, in no uncertain terms, this record is solid as a rock, […]