Some works are just destined for greatness right from the beginning once the first note is laid forth and when that first stroke of the brush for the cover art is put down. All the signs point to these works … Continue reading Craven Idol – Forked Tongues
With the burst in the number of new acts that have made their way into the vast underground in just the last decade alone, it can be effortless to lose bands amongst the unending woodwork as well as skip over … Continue reading Wraith – Undo the Chains
While recycling may be good for the planet and many of us individually, it’s rarely a good thing when it comes to creating new music. An album that sounds recycled sounds lazy right out of the gate with that fate … Continue reading Arched Fire – Remote Control
Sometimes, the stars align in the most perfect way that you have no choice but to believe that it was truly meant to be. When I went and saw “Godzilla vs King Kong” opening weekend, half the time I could … Continue reading Oxygen Destroyer – Sinister Monstrosities Spawned By the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind
The current climate of thrash metal is certainly an interesting debacle. Much like heavy metal, it’s one of those styles that revels in its classic performances such that the sound as a whole has remained virtually unchanged for decades. In … Continue reading Vulture – Dealin’ Death
Thrash has always been and will likely always be one of those styles that I always want to get more into, but there’s a wall preventing me from doing so despite my best efforts to overcome such an obstacle. It’s … Continue reading Refore – Built To Nothing
It is the in-between realm of death/thrash metal that I feel needs more fleshing out. Oh sure, there are tons of bands within its borders and throngs more when you divide the two, but it’s in that merge area in … Continue reading The Crown – Royal Destroyer
There’s nothing quite like a pure thrash metal experience that can make the rebel inside us all rise up and join the party to tear down the walls and cause destruction. Sadly, there aren’t many works of that variety that … Continue reading Exorcizphobia – Digitotality
When it comes to different styles of metal keeping their respective old schools wide open for business is far from uncommon as it feels like everything from the classic days of doom, death, black, and everything else in between has … Continue reading Mortal Terror – Bite of the Underdog
In the sprawling hellscapes that death metal often inhabits with there being rarely any spot that isn’t densely populated for one reason or another, it is where the style crosses boundaries with the realm of thrash that I find myself … Continue reading Dark Zodiak – Ophiuchus
