Ever since metal has reached adulthood, the burning thought of passing on the torch is something that people either have complete faith in or utter despair when it comes to the thought. It honestly feels like there is no in-between … Continue reading Maniak – Speed Metal Terrorist
None of us are strangers to comedy in any form, but it’s not something that we tend to see in the world of metal. Rather, it’s not something that we tend to see in the world of metal and it … Continue reading Evil Brain Taste – Number Two
In the right conditions, a single name can utterly dominate. It normally takes time for a name to ascertain a reputation that is bold and massive enough to really grab the attention of listeners at large with many worthwhile acts … Continue reading Hellripper – Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
The old school will never truly die, I’m convinced of it. For better or for worse, depending on your viewpoint, that’s a thing that I think many others would agree upon simply due to how strongly the sound is being … Continue reading Lethal Outcome – Excessive Mortality
When you’re dealing with a sound as voracious, unrelenting, and blasphemous as the fiery fusion of black and thrash metal, it doesn’t exactly take a genius to really deliver on what’s capable with a sound that can be as straightforward … Continue reading Garota – Czarne Wizje
Virtually since the very dawn of the genre, speed has played a vital role in much of what has been brought forth into the world of black metal. Other avenues have been carved out and much success has been found … Continue reading Daeva – Through Sheer Will and Black Magic…
Given how undeniably dense the very whole of the underground is in its modern form, it’s not unreasonable for us to come across more than a couple bands every so often that simply refuse to fall neatly into any given … Continue reading Hammers of Misfortune – Overtaker
Not often enough do the combined realms of black and thrash metal find themselves in the limelight. It’s such an obvious combination the likes of which can make for something of the most eviscerating and scathing metal that we could … Continue reading Culto Negro – La Noche Oscura del Alma
With how similar thrash metal has been over the decades, even the slightest change can feel like a vicious breath of fresh air. Amken more than fit that bill for me when I discovered them eight years ago despite their … Continue reading Amken – Passive Aggression
As one of the sounds that have remained virtually unchanged in its original spirit and execution despite the test of time and all the new blood that it has accrued in that time, thrash metal still stands as one of … Continue reading Critical Defiance – No Life Forms
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