Posts Tagged ‘thrash metal’
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › P on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Sometimes as a reviewer social networking helps. A YouTube link from a record label might pop across your timeline and give you the choice to listen to or not. Thus was the case with Atlanta’s Paladin and their video for their tune, “Shoot for the Sun”. First off, the riffing is so over the top […]
Tags: 2019, Melodic Death Metal, Nick K, Paladin, Prosthetic Records, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › D on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
Part II of my Destruction reissue review series focuses on Mad Butcher, Release from Agony and Cracked Brain. Part I contained Sentence of Death, Infernal Overkill and Eternal Devastation. In 1987, 1 year removed from their amazing second album, Eternal Devastation, Destruction graced us with the Mad Butcher ep. Years ago it was usually common for bands to release eps between full length albums and this ep marked an improvement in the production […]
Tags: 2019, Destruction, Frank Rini, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › E on Thursday, May 16th, 2019
When stacked against the barren wasteland of the 2018 thrash metal scene, comparatively, 2019 is off to a much stronger start. The likes of Critical Defiance, Inculter and Exumer have dropped solid albums thus far. And now, up and coming Detroit band Euphoria Ω return with the follow-up to their impressive 2016 debut, Operation: Genesis. […]
Tags: 2019, Euphoria Ω, Luke Saunders, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › D on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
I had no idea Germany’s Destruction have been around since 1982-Christ Almighty. I’ve been a fan since their 1984 Sentence of Death ep. Guess I’ve lost track of time and I have not followed the band since the 1990 Cracked Brain album. So this is Part I of my Destruction reissue review series. Germany’s High […]
Tags: 2019, Destruction, Frank Rini, High Roller Records, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › D on Monday, February 4th, 2019
Germany’s now defunct Deathrow would have been classified as the second-tier thrash wave when their brand of thrash metal erupted in the mid-80’s. Their debut album Riders of Doom was first released as Satan’s Gift and eventually as Riders of Doom that same year. Two different album covers, however most would agree the Riders of […]
Tags: 2019, Deathrow, Frank Rini, Noise Records, Reissue, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › A on Monday, January 28th, 2019
For me, the best Anthrax album is Among the Living from 1987. However, Anthrax wasted little time with getting their fourth full-length released with the 1988, State of Euphoria record. Anthrax had already firmly established themselves with their patented NY stylized crunch thrash metal guitar tone and were already touring worldwide. The airing of the […]
Tags: 2019, Anthrax, Frank Rini, Island Records, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › J on Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Generally speaking, average and/or mediocre albums can be quite the proverbial bitch when it comes to reviewing. Much like a dining experience that is merely decent and all around adequate, how does one go about recommending something that is just basically sufficient? Seriously, how many times have we either told someone not to go to […]
Tags: 2018, I Hate Records, JT Ripper, Kristofor Allred, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › D on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Swedish thrash/punk stranglers Defiatory dropped a royal ass kicker with their 2016 debut Extinct. The band’s caffeinated, hopped-up assault took melodic cues from Sin after Sin and Stained Class, sniped Slayer and the first couple of Overkill records for thrash overload, siphoned in several eras of Swedish brutality (The Crown, Grave, Dismember and the underrated […]
Tags: 2018, Black Lion Records, Defiatory, Jay S, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › M on Friday, February 2nd, 2018
Without question Metallica’s Master of Puppets, in 1986, is one of the all-time greatest thrash metal records ever to be released. This is the album that platooned them into super stardom. Along with their US tour with Ozzy, Metallica then began to rise to a popularity that many groups only have dreams of. Last year, Metallica […]
Tags: 2018, Blackened Recordings, Frank Rini, Metallica, Reissue, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › C on Monday, January 8th, 2018
All four of these albums were previously remastered in 1999 and now we get reissues of a reissue. But Tom Warrior breathed new life into the sound with the help from his Triptykon bandmate V.Santura who is an excellent engineer. Each paragraph will speak more about my experience with Celtic Frost and the added extras. […]
Tags: 2017, Celtic Frost, Frank Rini, Noise Records, Reissue, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › M on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Shoot ‘em Up, the self-released album from Canadian death-thrashers Mortör is one of those efforts that you hear every once in a while that makes you think it could have easily been released on a metal label of some repute. It’s catchy, it’s grooving, and it’s just plain tough. With nary an ounce of fat […]
Tags: 2012, Mortör, Review, Scott Alisoglu, Self-Released, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › U on Friday, September 28th, 2012
Here’s the deal. It’s tough to make a splash with an album that culls from the vintage Bay Area thrash sound without coming off as second rate imitation. Fortunately, thrash metal fans – probably even more than death metal fans – are less concerned about originality than the average fan of heavy music. In that […]
Tags: 2012, Punishment 18 Records, Review, Scott Alisoglu, thrash metal, Ultra-Violence
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › T on Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Death metal will always be my passion, and there has been some really good stuff dropping as of late (Amon, Tombthroat, Miseration, Relics of Humanity). But there does come a time where one can get death-metalled out so to say, and a break can sometimes be in order. That prompted me to grab the second […]
Tags: 2012, Kevin Ellis, Review, Self-Released, thrash metal, Titans Eve
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › R on Monday, June 4th, 2012
Fans of Toxic Holocaust should stop smoking weed and crank out the harder stuff, for Philadelphia’s speedy thrashers Rumpelstiltskin Grinder are back with their third full-length studio album, which embodies everything fans of Joel Grind’s solo project will love, only much faster. The 12-song outing is pretty lengthy considering that it is a thrash metal […]
Tags: 2012, Candlelight Records, Dane Prokofiev, Review, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › R on Monday, February 20th, 2012
It’s tough to be a metal band in 2012. Not only does one have to contend with piracy, a shrinking music industry, and a crowded pond filled with the scum of other metal bands, but one has to be able to stand out musically. Some bands take the safe route and pay tribute to their […]
Tags: 2012, Relapse Records, Review, Revocation, thrash metal, Travis Bolek
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Thursday, November 10th, 2011
At this point, Skeletonwitch is near unstoppable. They keep elevating their game to a new level without sacrificing (to the slaughtergod) an iota of what makes them the ‘witch – the galloping rhythms, shredtastic solos and riffing, ear-catching melodies and scathing vocals are all still very much intact, just wrapped up in even tighter packaging. […]
Tags: 2011, Larry "Staylow" Owens, Prosthetic Records, Review, Skeletonwitch, thrash metal
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › M on Monday, November 7th, 2011
When it comes down to the new Megadeth album TH1RT3EN, there’s one thing people can agree on: At least it’s not ‘Lulu’. Click on to read our review of Mega Dave’s latest opus.
Tags: 2011, Larry "Staylow" Owens, Megadeth, Review, Roadrunner Records, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › A on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
So, after a long eight year recording silence following the release of Tara, Absu have now released two albums in three years. The second of a planned trilogy dealing with the abyss, Abzu is as blisteringly sharp and nasty as you would expect, if not more so. Few albums rip and shred as hard as […]
Tags: 2011, Absu, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Larry "Staylow" Owens, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › U on Monday, October 17th, 2011
Originally self released last year, Sonic Unyon has re-released the debut full length album from Saskatoon’s Untimely Demise in order to catch the apparent tail end of the the retro thrash revival. While I have never really dug the current explosion of throwback thrash I have enjoyed some of the bands that mix a little […]
Tags: 2011, E.Thomas, Review, Sonic Unyon Records, thrash metal, Untimely Demise
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › A on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
I didn’t have high hopes for this record. First, there was all the drama surrounding it. They bring in new singer Dan Nelson. The album’s recorded and ready to go when Nelson is canned, so it’s shelved. Then, much to my pleasure, John Bush is performing with the band again. But, wait a minute, he […]
Tags: 2011, Anthrax, Fred Phillips, Megaforce Records, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › G on Friday, August 12th, 2011
Try as hard as I may, I simply can’t get into California’s Gravehill and their brand of blackened thrashy death metal. Even residing on Dark Descent and featuring an ex-member of Morgion/Keen of the Crow and current members of Exhumed (Matt “Hellfiend” Harvey to be specific, whose recently reissued thrash death project, Dekapitator shares a […]
Tags: 2011, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, E.Thomas, Gravehill, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
I’ve had the same problem with the last few Sepultura records. They all struck me as pretty good albums straight out of the box, but after a few weeks I put them away, and most of them haven’t gotten any play since that initial listening period. This is the second record with guitarist Andreas Kisser […]
Tags: 2011, Fred Phillips, Nuclear Blast Records, Review, Sepultura, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Monday, August 1st, 2011
Have you ever heard an album that doesn’t suck nor does it rock the shit out of everything in its path… an album that’s just, uh oh, decent? Switchtense self-titled second full-length is that album. For its duration, it’s all entertainment and cupcakes, but after it ceases spinning, that’s it. It doesn’t leave a mark. […]
Tags: 2011, Hardcore, Mikko, Rastilho Records, Review, Switchtense, thrash metal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › H on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Hellmouth is the music equivalent of their hometown Detroit: violent, grimy, pissed off and ugly. Their debut, Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing was a feral but ultimately forgetful crossover assault of black metal, thrash and punk, but on their follow up, Gravestone Skylines, with the same musical influences, the band has improved their sneering sonic violence, […]
Tags: 2011, Black Metal, Death Metal, E.Thomas, Hellmouth, Paper + Plastick, Review, thrash metal
Posted in Frontpage Feature, News on Friday, April 4th, 2008
3…2…1…ignition! Welcome to Teethofthedivine.com. It’s April 1st, but we’re no fools. We’re the real deal. We braved nearly a year at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in order to make today a reality, and as much as we’d like to give props to the Russian government, who lease the space gangster-style, we’re really happy to […]
Tags: Black Metal, Death Metal, Teethofthedivine.com, thrash metal