Posted on May 8, 2013 |
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Thrash is a division of metal that is near and dear to my heart. Growing up in the 80’s I was lucky enough to be exposed to the big eight; Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Testament, Death Angel, Exodus, and Overkill from the beginning. While the...
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Posted on March 2, 2013 |
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With his spiky, bleached-blonde barnet, ever-present leather jacket and Flying V, Joel Grind resembles the archetypal old-school metal warrior. Either that or a bad guy from Robocop. As frontman for nuclear war obsessed thrashers Toxic Holocaust for the past few years, Grind’s creativity has been...
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Posted on February 19, 2013 |
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Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza. The man who started as lead singer for the band Legacy (which we all know later became Testament after his departure), took over for the late great Paul Baloff in Exodus and had a huge run with them, contributing to the golden...
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Posted on February 12, 2013 |
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Massacre Records is set to unleash the debut album from American thrash outfit Hatriot, celebrating the comeback of the infamous original vocalist for Bay Area legends Exodus, Testament and others, Steve “Zetro” Souza! Having recently signed a deal with Germany’s Massacre Records, the band are...
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Posted on February 5, 2013 |
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One of the reasons for the enduring popularity of heavy metal must surely be its brilliant, almost paradoxical ability to be both eternal outsider and warm welcoming community, often at the same time. I have lost count of the times that I have defended the...
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Posted on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s fair to say that 2011 raised the bar with releases such as Machine Head‘s “Unto The Locust”, Steven Wilson‘s “Grace For Drowning” and Mastodon‘s “The Hunter”. However, 2012, it seems, has been even better for music, with quality albums seemingly being released every week!...
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Posted on December 20, 2012 |
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Following on from their re-issues of Human, The Sound Of Perseverance and Individual Thought Patterns, those cheeky folks at Relapse have blessed us with a long awaited remaster of the legendary Spiritual Healing album. A totally new remaster with extensive liner notes and a whole...
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Posted on November 7, 2012 |
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Thrash metal holds a special place for me as it was the first metal genre I progressed to outside of KISS and Iron Maiden. Hearing a band today capturing the thrash I started off to always keeps my interest. Eugenic Death’s latest release, “Crimes Against...
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Posted on November 7, 2012 |
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Bay area thrashers Testament, it seems, are hell bent on world domination. Their last two albums “The Formation of Damnation” (2008) and “Dark Roots Of Earth” (2012) have been nothing short of mind blowing, and along with a face-melting performance at this year’s Bloodstock Festival they are well on...
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Posted on September 29, 2012 |
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North Carolina and thrash, as of late we have some very interesting music in the States coming from areas not often associated with a style or genre. When I hear North Carolina I go to that sludgy, Appalachian, doomy sound and Eugenic Death are far...
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Posted on August 26, 2012 |
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A few years ago many people in the music industry had Testament‘s epitaph already written and were just waiting to deliver their eulogy and scatter the ashes, then out of nowhere the band unleashed “The Formation of Damnation” album and the game changed for good....
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Posted on August 24, 2012 |
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If you listened really closely you could hear the sound of the Bloodstock elitists heads exploding Scanners style the second Hatebreed were announced for this years festival. Yes, Hatebreed, who aren’t a goat slaughtering corpse paint wearing death metal band, or a leather clad balls...
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Posted on August 5, 2012 |
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Co-authored by Simon Crampton The Headliner Machine Head Saturday sees the arrival of Machine Head to the Bloodstock grounds, bringing with them a wealth of hits as well as their reputation for being one of the finest live bands around. Not only is this the...
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Posted on August 4, 2012 |
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Co-authored by Steve Fallows Bloodstock Festival is almost upon us, the UK’s premier metal festival is now in its 12th year and continues to go from strength to strength. The four day event will be held at Catton Hall in Derbyshire and will play host...
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Posted on July 22, 2012 |
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There’s been an underlying force in British music over the past year or so, a force so powerful it’s even infected primetime BBC Radio 1. It’s the latest wave of metal bands that are causing havoc across the Isles and attracting an impressively large and...
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Posted on July 21, 2012 |
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Consistency has been the watchword for German thrashers Dew-Scented throughout their twenty year career. Though never counted amongst the top tier in the pantheon of Teutonic thrash metal, the band have slowly but surely carved out their own niche and fanbase in the sub-genre thanks...
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Posted on July 17, 2012 |
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There are a few things which you can trust Germany with. Engineering, organisation and, my particular favourite, beer. Let’s add thrash metal to that list. Dust Bolt hail from Munich, home of the BMW and they are as efficient and proficient as their home town’s...
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Posted on July 8, 2012 |
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Even on my crappy iPod ear buds I can hear the coolest mixing effect on Hexen‘s ”Being and Nothingness.” Mad props to Rich Bruce who recorded, mixed, and mastered Being and Nothingness. Hexen created not just a metal album, but a stunning classical opus Wagnerian in-depth and...
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Posted on July 4, 2012 |
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Without beating around the bush, I would love to know the thought behind the artwork for Spanish thrashers Mutant Squad’s latest EP, “Social Misfits”. Nothing wrong with the EP’s moniker at all, but since when was this illustrated by a 3 eyed owl…thing? I am...
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Posted on June 24, 2012 |
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Old Head are just that, old heads on not so young shoulders. These guys don’t have much wisdom to impart on tracks like ‘Kill Kill Kill’ but what they do show is that they have learned to do what they love and what they love...
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